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In Hindu philosophy including [[yoga]], Indian medicine, and [[martial arts]], '''prana''' ({{lang-sa2|[[wikt:प्राण|प्राण]]}}, {{IAST|prāṇa}}; the [[Sanskrit]] word for "[[Energy (esotericism)|life force]]" or "vital principle")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prana |title=Prana | Define Prana at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |date= |accessdate=2015-04-22}}</ref> is all cosmic energy, permeating the [[Universe]] on all levels. Prana is often referred to as the "life force" or "life energy". It also includes energies present in [[Life|inanimate objects]]. In the literature, prana is sometimes described as originating from the [[Sun]] and connecting the elements of the Universe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1982/emay82/prana582.shtml |title=Prana: the Universal Life Force|author=Swami Satyananda Saraswati|publisher=Bihar School of Yoga|website=Yogamag.net |date=September 1981|accessdate=31 July 2015}}</ref> This life energy has been vividly invoked and described in the ancient [[Vedas]] and [[Upanishads]].

In living beings, this universal energy is considered responsible for all bodily functions through five types of prana, collectively known as the five ''[[vāyu]]s''. [[Ayurveda]], [[tantra]] and [[Tibetan medicine]] all describe ''praṇā vāyu'' as the basic vāyu from which all the other vāyus arise. Indologist Georg Feuerstein explains "The Chinese call it [[Qi|chi]], the Polynesians [[mana]], the Amerindians [[orenda]], and the ancient Germans od. It is an all-pervasive 'organic' energy."<ref name="Feuerstein">{{cite book|last1=Feuerstein|first1=George|title=The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice|date=2013|publisher=Hohm Press|location=|isbn=1935387588}}</ref>~~{{Page needed|date=December 2016}}~~

In living beings, this universal energy is considered responsible for all bodily functions through five types of prana, collectively known as the five ''[[vāyu]]s''. [[Ayurveda]], [[tantra]] and [[Tibetan medicine]] all describe ''praṇā vāyu'' as the basic vāyu from which all the other vāyus arise. Indologist Georg Feuerstein explains "The Chinese call it [[Qi|chi]], the Polynesians [[mana]], the Amerindians [[orenda]], and the ancient Germans od. It is an all-pervasive 'organic' energy."<ref name="Feuerstein">{{cite book|last1=Feuerstein|first1=George|title=The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice|date=2013|publisher=Hohm Press|location=|isbn=1935387588}}</ref>

==Early references==

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==External links==

~~{{wiktionary}}~~

* [[wikipedia:Prana|Prana (Wikipedia)]]

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* [http://hara-hara-mahadev.blogspot.com/2009/09/hymn-to-prana.html Prana - A Overview as per vedic scriptures along with a hymn to Prana from Atharva Veda]

* [http://veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/prana.htm Prana - overview]

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 In Hindu philosophy including [[yoga]], Indian medicine, and [[martial arts]], '''prana''' ({{lang-sa2|[[wikt:प्राण|प्राण]]}}, {{IAST|prāṇa}}; the [[Sanskrit]] word for "[[Energy (esotericism)|life force]]" or "vital principle")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prana |title=Prana &#124; Define Prana at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |date= |accessdate=2015-04-22}}</ref> is all cosmic energy, permeating the [[Universe]] on all levels. Prana is often referred to as the "life force" or "life energy". It also includes energies present in [[Life|inanimate objects]]. In the literature, prana is sometimes described as originating from the [[Sun]] and connecting the elements of the Universe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1982/emay82/prana582.shtml |title=Prana: the Universal Life Force|author=Swami Satyananda Saraswati|publisher=Bihar School of Yoga|website=Yogamag.net |date=September 1981|accessdate=31 July 2015}}</ref> This life energy has been vividly invoked and described in the ancient [[Vedas]] and [[Upanishads]].
-In living beings, this universal energy is considered responsible for all bodily functions through five types of prana, collectively known as the five ''[[vāyu]]s''. [[Ayurveda]], [[tantra]] and [[Tibetan medicine]] all describe ''praṇā vāyu'' as the basic vāyu from which all the other vāyus arise. Indologist Georg Feuerstein explains "The Chinese call it [[Qi|chi]], the Polynesians [[mana]], the Amerindians [[orenda]], and the ancient Germans od. It is an all-pervasive 'organic' energy."<ref name="Feuerstein">{{cite book|last1=Feuerstein|first1=George|title=The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice|date=2013|publisher=Hohm Press|location=|isbn=1935387588}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=December 2016}}
+In living beings, this universal energy is considered responsible for all bodily functions through five types of prana, collectively known as the five ''[[vāyu]]s''. [[Ayurveda]], [[tantra]] and [[Tibetan medicine]] all describe ''praṇā vāyu'' as the basic vāyu from which all the other vāyus arise. Indologist Georg Feuerstein explains "The Chinese call it [[Qi|chi]], the Polynesians [[mana]], the Amerindians [[orenda]], and the ancient Germans od. It is an all-pervasive 'organic' energy."<ref name="Feuerstein">{{cite book|last1=Feuerstein|first1=George|title=The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice|date=2013|publisher=Hohm Press|location=|isbn=1935387588}}</ref>
 ==Early references==
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 ==External links==
-{{wiktionary}}
+* [[wikipedia:Prana|Prana (Wikipedia)]]
-{{Wikiquote}}
 * [http://hara-hara-mahadev.blogspot.com/2009/09/hymn-to-prana.html Prana - A Overview as per vedic scriptures along with a hymn to Prana from Atharva Veda]
 * [http://veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/prana.htm Prana - overview]
 [[Category:Articles in talk page]]
+[[Category:Spirituality]]