Yoga Traditions

Sources of the yoga traditions in India and beyond


General introduction

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Quick Table of Contents

  1. Traces in the Indus valley civilization
  2. Archeology
  3. Vedic texts
  4. Yoga in the epics
  5. Buddhist yoga
  6. Jaina yoga
  7. Muslim yoga
  8. Yoga in the Purāṇas
  9. Pātañjalayoga [patanjala yoga]
  10. Vedānta yoga
  11. Tantra
  12. Haṭhayoga
  13. Modern yoga
  14. Images
  15. Bibliography
  16. Links

Full Table of Contents

  1. Traces in the Indus valley civilization
    1. Hypotheses
    2. Archeological findings
  2. Archeology
  3. Vedic texts
    1. The Saṃhitās
    2. The Brāhmaṇas and Āraṇyakas
    3. The classical upaniṣads
  4. Yoga in the epics
    1. The Rāmāyaṇa
    2. The Mahābhārata
      1. The Bhagavad Gītā
      2. The ...
      3. The ...
  5. Buddhist yoga
  6. Jaina yoga
  7. Muslim yoga
  8. Yoga in the Purāṇas
  9. Pātañjalayoga
    1. The Yogasūtra with Vyāsa's commentary, the Yogabhāṣya --- Only Pāda 1 of 4 yet
    2. Other commentaries of the Yogasūtra
  10. Vedānta yoga
  11. Tantra
    1. Śaiva Tantra
    2. Vaiṣṇava Tantra
    3. Buddhist Tantra
    4. Jaina Tantra
  12. Haṭhayoga
    1. Texts
    2. Persons
    3. Traditions
  13. Modern yoga
  14. Images
  15. Bibliography
  16. Links