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Verse 97
iii) ardha-padma āsana, the semi-padma posture, which
differs from the padma in respect of the position of the
left leg, which is placed under the right thigh. The sāmayika may be performed in a reclining or even a lying down posture if one is unable, from illness or some other cause of a like nature, to sit up. The above postures are recommended, because they are the most conducive to bodily steadiness and firmness. They may appear hard to adopt at first, but they will be found to be surprisingly easy after a little practice.
Jain, Champat Rai (1917), “Ratnakarnda-śrāvakāchāra (or The Householder's Dharma)”,
p. 44-46.
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