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The Yogasutra of Patanjali - A New Introduction to the Buddhist Roots of the Yoga System (Paperback)
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The Yogasutra of Patanjali - A New Introduction to the Buddhist Roots of the Yoga System (Paperback)
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This book offers a systematic and radical introduction to the
Buddhist roots of Patanjala-yoga, or the Yoga system of Patanjali.
By examining each of 195 aphorisms (sutras) of the Yogasutra and
discussing the Yogabhasya, it shows that traditional and popular
views on Patanjala-yoga obscure its true nature. The book argues
that Patanjali's Yoga contains elements rooted in both orthodox and
heterodox philosophical traditions, including Sankhya, Jaina and
Buddhist thought. With a fresh translation and a detailed
commentary on the Yogasutra, the author unearths how several of the
terms, concepts and doctrines in Patanjali's Yoga can be traced to
Buddhism, particularly the Abhidharma Buddhism of Vasubandhu and
the early Yogacara of Asanga. The work presents the Yogasutra of
Patanjali as a synthesis of two perspectives: the metaphysical
perspective of Sankhya and the empirical-psychological perspective
of Buddhism. Based on a holistic understanding of Yoga, the study
explores key themes of the text, such as meditative absorption,
means, supernormal powers, isolation, Buddhist conceptions of
meditation and the interplay between Sankhya and Buddhist
approaches to suffering and emancipation. It further highlights
several new findings and clarifications on textual interpretation
and discrepancies. An important intervention in Indian and Buddhist
philosophy, this book opens up a new way of looking at the Yoga of
Patanjali in the light of Buddhism beyond standard approaches and
will greatly interest scholars and researchers of Buddhist studies,
Yoga studies, Indian philosophy, philosophy in general, literature,
religion and comparative studies, Indian and South Asian Studies
and the history of ideas.
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