| Term | Meaning or definition as related to yoga in Sanskrit or another language. |
| Laghoo shankhaprakshalana | a shatkarma technique - also referred as the short intestinal wash. Involves the drinking of several glasses of water and the expelling it through stool after a series of exercises (asanas); in the process a thorough cleansing of the colon takes place.
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| Laya yoga | union with the supreme consciousness through pranayama or devotion. Literally, union by absorption.
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| Laldit or Lalla | a female Kashmiri Shaivite saint and 14th century poet.
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| Lakshmanagupta | Abhinavagupta's master.
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| Lakshmanjoo | Master of Kashmir Shaivism.
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| Lakshmi | goddess of prosperity and beauty; consort of Vishnu.
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| Lalitaditya | an ancient Kashmiri king who invited the sage Atri Gupta to come live in his court to teach him Shaivism; from Atri Gupta the line of teachers of Kashmir Shaivism descended.
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| Laya | state of meditation which is like sound sleep, in which one is unaware of outside world and the state of meditation, both.
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| Lectures | on Practice and Discipline in Kashmir Shaivism - a book by Lakshmanjoo that includes discussion of the yamas and niyamas.
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| Lila | play
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| Lingam | phallic emblem, usually of stone, representing the creative power of Shiva.
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| Lingota | loincloth |
