TY - BOOK AU - Gokhale,Pradeep P. TI - The Yogasūtra of Patañjali: A New Introduction to the Buddhist Roots of the Yoga System SN - 9781000041613 AV - B132.Y6 .G654 2020 U1 - 181.452 PY - 2020/// CY - Oxford PB - Taylor & Francis Group KW - Yoga-Early works to 1800 KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6214810 ER -