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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

by Patanjali · Edwin F. Bryant (trans.)

The Yoga Sutras attributed to Patanjali are a foundational text of classical yoga philosophy, setting out the eight limbs of yoga and the nature of mind and liberation in concise aphorisms. Edwin F. Bryant's edition provides the Sanskrit text, a translation and an extensive commentary drawing on traditional Indian commentators. It is an authoritative resource for serious students of yoga philosophy and Indian thought.

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