Format:
LXVII, 598 S
,
Ill
,
21 cm
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
0865477361
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9780865477360
Uniform Title:
Yogasūtra 〈engl.〉
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - The history of yoga -- Yoga prior to Patañjali -- The Vedic period -- Yoga in the Upanisads -- Yoga in the Mahabharata -- Yoga and Sankhya -- Patañjali's yoga -- Patañjali and the six schools of Indian philosophy -- The Yoga sutras as a text -- The commentaries on the Yoga sutras -- The subject matter of the Yoga sutras -- The dualism of yoga -- The Sankhya metaphysics of the text -- The goals of yoga -- The eight limbs of yoga -- The present translation and commentary -- Meditative absorption -- Practice -- Mystic powers -- Absolute independence
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The history of yoga -- Yoga prior to Patañjali -- The Vedic period -- Yoga in the Upaniṣads -- Yoga in the Mahābhārata -- Yoga and Sāṅkhya -- Patañjali's yoga -- Patañjali and the six schools of Indian philosophy -- The Yoga sūtras as a text -- The commentaries on the Yoga sūtras -- The subject matter of the Yoga sūtras -- The dualism of yoga -- The Sāṅkhya metaphysics of the text -- The goals of yoga -- The eight limbs of yoga -- The present translation and commentary -- Meditative absorption -- Practice -- Mystic powers -- Absolute independence.
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Text engl., teilw. sanskrit
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Yoga
;
Geschichte
;
Patañjali Philosoph Yogasūtra
;
Kommentar
Author information:
Patañjali Philosoph
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