The science of respiration and the doctrine of the bodily winds in ancient India. The Journal of the American Oriental Society | April 1, 1993| | COPYRIGHT 1993 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Ancient Indians paid particular attention to respiration and the function of wind in the body by making the breathing process a focus of religious concern and practice. In the minds of the early Indians, respiration was the principal indicator of life; and what humans breathed was the motivating force of both the cosmos and human existence. This cosmic wind was mankind's vital breath (prana), the principal manifestation of a person's immortal soul.

The word prana is a derivative noun, originally meaning "the breath in front," or the inhaled air. When prana is ...

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