Kriyā

Source-qualified meaning

Record the passage and context supporting each proposed sense; the range of meanings documented in [Kriya, Kriyā definitions](https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kriya) makes registry disambiguation necessary.

1. Does the registry intend action broadly, a ritual act, a yogic practice or another technical sense? definition
2. Which original registry source or textual passage establishes that intended sense? provenance

Kriyā versus a named system

Require an explicit relationship before equating Kriyā with Kriyā Yoga, a named breathing programme, a cleansing practice or a tantra classification.

1. What does the narrower name add to the meaning of kriyā in this source? boundary
2. Does an existing registry or world-model publication already own that concept? boundary

Essential and variable components

Distinguish identity-defining acts from optional preparation, accompanying observances and permitted variations.

1. Which bodily, respiratory, verbal, attentional or material components does this source require? definition
2. Which omissions or substitutions make the performance a different practice? boundary

Performance completion criteria

Treat prescribed completion, interrupted execution and claimed attainment as distinct records.

1. What observable sequence, duration or repetition count marks completion in this version? measurement
2. How should an interrupted or adapted performance be recorded under that prescription? action

Attestation versus lineage claim

Record what a source actually attests and who asserts a transmission history.

1. Which dated text, recording or teaching document describes this particular kriyā? provenance
2. Which links in its claimed transmission are documented, and which remain attributed tradition? provenance

Equivalence and disagreement

Locate disagreements in required actions, purposes, eligibility or claimed authority.

1. Which teachers or texts consider these variants equivalent, and on what grounds? boundary
2. Which differences must remain visible when an agent compares or summarises them? action

Attributed aim and mechanism

Preserve claims about purification, discipline, devotion or liberation as attributed explanations where sources actually make them.

1. What result does this source say the kriyā is intended to produce? definition
2. Whose account explains how the practice produces that result? provenance

Experience and assessed effect

Bind each outcome to the actual practice version, reporting method and observation period.

1. What was observed or reported, by whom, and how long after which performance? measurement
2. Does the evidence concern this kriyā specifically or a larger programme containing other practices? boundary

Source-specific prerequisites

For example, [Self-Realization Fellowship's techniques page](https://yogananda.org/kriya-yoga-path-of-meditation-techniques) describes preliminary study and practice before receiving its Kriya Yoga technique; such requirements belong to the identified teaching context.

1. What preparation or initiation does this teaching authority require for this kriyā? action
2. Which details are publicly taught, and which are explicitly reserved for instructed participants? boundary

Adaptation and stopping guidance

Record sourced supervision, adaptation and stopping conditions for the actual technique rather than inferring them from the word kriyā.

1. What guidance governs supervision, modification or stopping this particular practice? action
2. When do missing instructions or uncertain practice identity require referral to a qualified instructor? action

Check these first

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Kriyā this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Kinds and varieties

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Kriyā this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Kriyā this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Kriyā this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Kriyā this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Kriyā this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Kriyā this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance