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Patanjali and Ashtanga Yoga
Yoga · Chapter 9 · Section III: Concepts of Yoga
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- Patanjali: life in brief; contributions to Sanskrit grammar, Ayurveda and the Yoga Sutras
- The eight limbs; bahiranga (outer) and antaranga (inner) sadhana
- The five yamas: ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha
- The five niyamas: saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya, Ishvara pranidhana; kriya yoga (sutra 2.1)
- Asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi