The Yogasutra of Patanjali by Pradeep P Gokhale
This book offers a systematic study of the Buddhist roots of Patanjalayoga or the Yoga system of Patanjali. By examining each of 195 aphorisms (sutras) of the Yogasutra of Patanjali, 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, Lokāyata, 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 Nyāya and Buddhist logical thought.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780367408985 |
| ISBN 10 | 0367408988 |
| Title | The Yogasutra of Patanjali |
| Author | Pradeep P Gokhale |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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