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Sacred thread : Patanjali's Yogasutra / text and translation by Christopher Key Chapple, Beth Sternlieb, Cris Antunes and Shrinetra Pandey ; photographs by Ben Marshall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chapple, Christopher Key, 1954- author, translator.
- Sternlieb, Beth, author, translator.
- Language:
- English
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- Subjects (All):
- Yoga.
- Patañjali. Yogasūtra.
- Patañjali.
- Yoga, Karma--Pictorial works.
- Yoga, Karma.
- Yoga--Social aspects--Pictorial works.
- Yogasūtra (Patañjali).
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : DK Printworld, 2021.
- Language Note:
- English, Sanskrit, and Hindi; Sanskrit in Devanagari and Latin scripts.
- Summary:
- This book offers a visual and three-language presentation of Patanjali Yogasutra. These 196 short sentences form the foundation for the philosophy and practice of Yoga. One of six ways of viewing the world, this darsana emphasizes human potential.
- Contents:
- Chapter one. Unitive awareness (Samadhi-pada) / Samādhipādaḥ
- Chapter two. Practice (Sadhana-pada) / Sādhanapādaḥ
- Chapter three. Attainments (Vibhuti pada) / Vibhūtipādaḥ
- Chapter four. Freedom (Kaivalya pada) / Kaivalyapādaḥ.
- Notes:
- "Working with the original Sanskrit text, the book renders photographic images to understand Yoga philosophy along with translation and explanation in English as well as Hindi."--Front jacket folded flap.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten International Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9788124610770
- 8124610770
- OCLC:
- 1303569460
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