Patanjali book

Ancient Indian scholar(s)

For other uses, see Patanjali (disambiguation).

Patanjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि, IAST: Patañjali, Sanskrit pronunciation:[pɐtɐɲdʑɐli]; also called Gonardiya or Gonikaputra)^[a] was an author, mystic and philosopher in ancient India.

He is believed to be an author and compiler of a number of Sanskrit works.^[3] The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. Estimates based on analysis of his works suggests that he may have lived between the 2nd century BCE and the 5th century CE.^[3] Patanjali is regarded as an avatar of Adi Sesha.^[4]

There is speculation as to whether the sage Patañjali is the author of all the works attributed to him, as there are a number of known historical authors of the same name.

A great deal of scholarship has been devoted over the 20th century to the issue of the historicity or identity of this author or these authors.^[5]

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