Vasishtha
Vasiṣṭha Saṃhitā (Yoga section)
Traditional attribution
Vasiṣṭha Saṃhitā (Yoga section)
वसिष्ठसंहिता (योगकाण्ड) (Vasiṣṭhasaṃhitā, Yogakāṇḍa)
An exposition of yoga as a dialogue between Vasiṣṭha and his son Śakti: ethical disciplines, postures, breath control, the network of subtle channels (nāḍī) and meditation. It is one of the medieval sources that help reconstruct the history of yoga's bodily techniques before the haṭhayoga manuals.
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Authorship note
Medieval yoga treatise placed under Vasiṣṭha's name; the attribution is traditional and its date is not settled. It was critically edited by the Kaivalyadhama institute of Lonavla.
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Other works by Vasishtha
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- Yoga Vāsiṣṭha (Mahārāmāyaṇa) · 1100
- Mokṣopāya ('The Means to Liberation') · 950
- Laghu Yoga Vāsiṣṭha (The Shorter Yoga Vāsiṣṭha)
- Vasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra (The Sacred Law of Vasiṣṭha) · 100
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- Vāsiṣṭhī Śikṣā (treatise on Vedic phonetics)
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- Vasiṣṭha Siddhānta (astronomical system)
Sources
- Wikipedia (inglés), «Vasishtha», con sus referencias sobre Arundhatī, el saptarṣi y las obras atribuidas.
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