Yoga Sūtra

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The Yoga Sūtra is an influential ancient Indian text attributed to Patañjali that systematically outlines the philosophy and practice of classical yoga, including its ethical foundations, meditative disciplines, and goal of spiritual liberation.

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instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ
philosophical text ⓘ
yoga text ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pātañjalayogaśāstra (when combined with Vyāsa’s Bhāṣya) ⓘ
attributedTo Patañjali ⓘ
author Patañjali ⓘ
centralConcept Aṣṭāṅga Yoga ⓘ
eightfold path of yoga ⓘ
commentaryTradition Vijñānabhikṣu’s Yogavārttika ⓘ
linked to: Yogavarttika

Vyāsa’s Bhāṣya ⓘ
linked to: Bhashya

Vācaspati Miśra’s Tattvavaiśāradī ⓘ
contains eight limbs of yoga ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
dateOfComposition circa 2nd century BCE to 4th century CE ⓘ
defines yoga as citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ ⓘ
genre sūtra literature ⓘ
goal cessation of mental fluctuations ⓘ
kaivalya ⓘ
moksha ⓘ
hasPart Kaivalya Pāda ⓘ
linked to: Kaivalya-pāda

Samādhi Pāda ⓘ
linked to: Samādhi-pāda

Sādhana Pāda ⓘ
Vibhūti Pāda ⓘ
linked to: Vibhūti-pāda
influenced Indian philosophy ⓘ
classical yoga practice ⓘ
modern yoga traditions ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
numberOfVerses approximately 195 sūtras ⓘ
ontology dualism of puruṣa and prakṛti ⓘ
period Classical period of Indian philosophy ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Classical Yoga ⓘ
Yoga school of Hindu philosophy ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Ancient India ⓘ
relatedConcept īśvara (special puruṣa) ⓘ
linked to: Brahman
relatedPractice kriyā-yoga ⓘ
linked to: Kriya Yoga

samādhi-yoga ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
script Devanāgarī (in most modern editions) ⓘ
structure four chapters ⓘ
subject ethics ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
spiritual liberation ⓘ
yoga philosophy ⓘ
teaches absorption (samādhi) ⓘ
breath control (prāṇāyāma) ⓘ
concentration (dhāraṇā) ⓘ
ethical restraints (yama) ⓘ
meditation (dhyāna) ⓘ
observances (niyama) ⓘ
posture (āsana) ⓘ
withdrawal of senses (pratyāhāra) ⓘ

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Indian philosophy → hasTextualSource → Yoga Sūtra ⓘ
Raja Yoga (book) → mainSubject → Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras ⓘ
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Raja Yoga (book) → basedOn → Yoga Sutras of Patanjali ⓘ
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Classical Yoga → hasPrimaryText → Yoga Sutra of Patanjali ⓘ
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Patañjali → mainWork → Yoga Sūtras ⓘ
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Patañjali → textAuthored → Yoga Sūtras ⓘ
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Hindu scriptures → hasPart → Yoga Sutras of Patanjali ⓘ
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Vachaspati Mishra → associatedWithText → Yoga-sutra of Patanjali ⓘ
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Hatha Yoga Pradipika → influencedBy → Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras ⓘ
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Samādhi-pāda → partOf → Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras ⓘ
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Vibhūti-pāda → partOf → Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras ⓘ
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Kaivalya-pāda → partOf → Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras ⓘ
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Sanskrit literature → hasPart → Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali ⓘ
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Yogavarttika → commentaryOn → Yoga Sutras of Patanjali ⓘ
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Yogavarttika → commentaryOn → Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras ⓘ
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Kriya Yoga → influencedBy → Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras ⓘ
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Sādhana Pāda → partOf → Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras ⓘ
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Aṣṭāṅga Yoga → describedIn → Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali ⓘ
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Pātañjalayogaśāstra (when combined with Vyāsa’s Bhāṣya) → hasPart → Pātañjalayogasūtra ⓘ
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Pātañjalayogaśāstra (when combined with Vyāsa’s Bhāṣya) → alsoKnownAs → Yogasūtra with Vyāsabhāṣya ⓘ
linked to: Yoga Sūtra