This book offers a systematic study of the Buddhist roots of P¿tañjalayoga or the Yoga system of Patañjali. By examining each of 195 aphorisms ( sutras) of the Yogas¿tra of Patañjali, it shows that it contains elements rooted in the orthodox as well as heterodox traditions.
This book offers a systematic study of the Buddhist roots of P¿tañjalayoga or the Yoga system of Patañjali. By examining each of 195 aphorisms ( sutras) of the Yogas¿tra of Patañjali, it shows that it contains elements rooted in the orthodox as well as heterodox traditions.
Pradeep P. Gokhale is Honorary Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Pali, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India. He has thirty-one years of postgraduate teaching and research experience at Savitribai Phule Pune University and was Dr B. R. Ambedkar Research Professor at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath (Varanasi), for six years. He has written in diverse areas such as Indian epistemology and logic; schools of classical Indian philosophy such as Buddhism, Lok¿yata, Yoga and Jainism; Indian moral philosophy, social philosophy, Indian philosophy of religion and contemporary Buddhism. His research interests have focused on the interface between orthodox and heterodox Indian thought, including between Ny¿ya and Buddhist logical thought.
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Introduction 1. On Meditative Absorption (Sam dhip dä) 2. On Means ( S dhanap dä) 3. On Supernormal Powers (Vibh tip dä) 4. On Isolation ( Kaivalyap dä) 5. Concluding Observations. Appendix I: Buddhist Conceptions of Meditation, Yoga and Bodhisattva's Spiritual Journey vis-à-vis P tañjala-yoga. Appendix II: Asäga on Forms of Supernormal Knowledge and Powers (Abhijñ s and ddhis). Appendix III: Discrepancies between Patañjali's Aphorisms and Vy sa's Interpretations. Glossary. Aids to Reading Romanised Sanskrit. Bibliography. Index
Introduction 1. On Meditative Absorption (Sam dhip dä) 2. On Means ( S dhanap dä) 3. On Supernormal Powers (Vibh tip dä) 4. On Isolation ( Kaivalyap dä) 5. Concluding Observations. Appendix I: Buddhist Conceptions of Meditation, Yoga and Bodhisattva's Spiritual Journey vis-à-vis P tañjala-yoga. Appendix II: Asäga on Forms of Supernormal Knowledge and Powers (Abhijñ s and ddhis). Appendix III: Discrepancies between Patañjali's Aphorisms and Vy sa's Interpretations. Glossary. Aids to Reading Romanised Sanskrit. Bibliography. Index
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