English Explanatory Dictionary

kriya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
  2. An outward physical manifestation of awakened kundalini, such as spontaneous body movement.
noun
  1. doing, performing
  2. religious action (i.e. worship)
  3. Kriyā, (personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma; or as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Kratu)

Word forms

kriya kriyas

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā).

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