
A Manual on the Practice of Hathayoga An Edition and Translation of the Pune Manuscript of the Hathabhyasapaddhati
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| Author: | Jason Birch, Mark Singleton and James Mallinson |
| ISBN 13: | 9788184702576 |
| Binding: | Softcover |
| Language: | English amd Sanskrit |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Pages: | xiv+158pp., 24cm |
| Series/Volumes: | Collection Indologie no 164/Hattha Yoga Series no 6 |
| Published On: | 30th August 2025 |
| Subject: | Philosophy and Religion/Yoga and meditation |
About the Book
The Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati, an eighteenth-century Sanskrit manual on the practice of Haṭhayoga. Probably intended for personal use by practitioners, the manual provides uniquely detailed instructions on a range of topics, including the yogi’s hut, yama and niyama, ṣaṭkarma, prāṇāyāma and mudrā. The most important feature of the text, however, is its treatment of 112 āsanas, many of which are not found in other yoga texts. Some involve repetitive or sequential movements and others require the use of ropes. In the nineteenth century, a manuscript of the text found its way into the Mysore Palace, where it may have had an influence on modern yoga through the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya.
