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What are the limbs of yoga

The five yamas or the constraints of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali bear an uncanny resemblance to the five major vows of Jainism, indicating influence of Jainism. Scholars have presented different viewpoints on the relationship between Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and the teachings in Buddhist texts. Dharana is a state of mind, Dhyana the process of… Read More »