Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t7.28

v1.c7.s10.t7.28

Since its compilation, the *Yoga-sutra* has exerted a considerable influence on the Indian philosophical scene, in which Yoga practices that had been going on in the South Asian country since time immemorial were brilliantly theorised and systematised, leading to the formation of a dedicated “Yoga School” in Brahmanism that specialised in yoga practices. The theories contained in the *Yoga-sutra* underwent further improvement thanks to the efforts of the school’s generations of later practitioners in refining existing contents and adding new contents. Numerous philosophical schools in ancient India incorporated Yoga practices into their systems, and many famous thinkers in contemporary India also paid a great deal of attention to the practice of yoga.