PATANJALI’S YOGA SUTRA

Title Page......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
About the Author......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Part I: Why a New Translation?......Page 7
1. Common problems with translations of Indian Philosophy: Failure to recognize the invariant, moral significance of ‘dharma’......Page 8
2. Problems with translations of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra......Page 21
3. A new translation......Page 25
4. Translation theory and translating a sūtra......Page 27
Part II: Historical Roots of the Yoga Sūtra......Page 31
1. Patañjali’s non-Yoga historical sources: Sāṅkhya, Vedas, Jainism and Buddhism......Page 38
1. Sāṅkhya and Yoga: Similarities......Page 42
2. Sāṅkhya vs Yoga: Differences......Page 44
3. Jainism: How far does the overlap extend?......Page 47
Part IV: The Originality of Patañjail......Page 49
Book I: (Samādhi-pāda)......Page 54
Book II: (Sādhana-pāda)......Page 99
Book III: (Vibhūti-pāda)......Page 159
Book IV: (Kaivalya-pāda)......Page 202
Notes......Page 242
Glossary......Page 245
Acknowledgements......Page 247
Book II: (Sādhana-pāda)......Page 249
Book III: (Vibhūti-pāda)......Page 250
Book IV: (Kaivalya-pāda)......Page 252
Copyright Page......Page 254