The Yogasūtra of Patañjali : A New Introduction to the Buddhist Roots of the Yoga System.
Gokhale, Pradeep P.
The Yogasūtra of Patañjali : A New Introduction to the Buddhist Roots of the Yoga System. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (251 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 On meditative absorption ( Samādhipādaḥ ) -- 2 On means ( Sādhanapādaḥ ) -- 3 On supernormal powers ( Vibhūtipādaḥ ) -- 4 On isolation ( Kaivalyapādaḥ ) -- 5 Concluding observations -- Appendix I: Buddhist conceptions of meditation, yoga and bodhisattva's spiritual journey vis-à-vis Pātañjala-yoga -- Appendix II: Asaṅga on forms of supernormal knowledge and powers (abhijñās and ŗddhis) -- Appendix III: Discrepancies between Patañjali's aphorisms and Vyāsa's interpretations -- Glossary -- Aids to reading romanized Sanskrit -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book offers a systematic study of the Buddhist roots of Pātañjalayoga or the Yoga system of Patañjali. By examining each of 195 aphorisms (sutras) of the Yogasūtra of Patañjali, it shows that it contains elements rooted in the orthodox as well as heterodox traditions.
9781000041613
Yoga-Early works to 1800.
Electronic books.
B132.Y6 / .G654 2020
181.452
The Yogasūtra of Patañjali : A New Introduction to the Buddhist Roots of the Yoga System. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (251 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 On meditative absorption ( Samādhipādaḥ ) -- 2 On means ( Sādhanapādaḥ ) -- 3 On supernormal powers ( Vibhūtipādaḥ ) -- 4 On isolation ( Kaivalyapādaḥ ) -- 5 Concluding observations -- Appendix I: Buddhist conceptions of meditation, yoga and bodhisattva's spiritual journey vis-à-vis Pātañjala-yoga -- Appendix II: Asaṅga on forms of supernormal knowledge and powers (abhijñās and ŗddhis) -- Appendix III: Discrepancies between Patañjali's aphorisms and Vyāsa's interpretations -- Glossary -- Aids to reading romanized Sanskrit -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book offers a systematic study of the Buddhist roots of Pātañjalayoga or the Yoga system of Patañjali. By examining each of 195 aphorisms (sutras) of the Yogasūtra of Patañjali, it shows that it contains elements rooted in the orthodox as well as heterodox traditions.
9781000041613
Yoga-Early works to 1800.
Electronic books.
B132.Y6 / .G654 2020
181.452