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Lifeless forms are primarily made up of tamas guna. Most of the postures of the Primary Series are dedicated to lifeless forms, while the Intermediate Series (consisting of twenty-seven postures) includes eight asanas that fall into this category. Seven of these represent ancient forms of weaponry: the noose (Pashasana), the weapon of Yama (the Lord of Death) and Varuna (the Lord of the Ocean); the thunderbolt (three variations of Vajrasana), the weapon of Indra; the iron beam (Parighasana), a weapon used by Lord Hanuman; and the bow (Dhanurasana and Parshva Dhanurasana). Only Vatayanasana (window posture) represents a lifeless form that is not a weapon.