Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t7.7
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t7.7
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v1.c7.s10.t7.7
Voume 2 expounds on the so-called kriyā yoga, points out the reasons for reincarnation, pinpoints the source of pain, analyses the various manifestations of “darkness of unwisdom” or agony, enumerates the Eight Limbs of Yoga, introduces the main means of practising Yoga, and specifies the first five “limbs” of Yoga, ie Yamas, Niyamas, Yoga Asanas, Pranayama, and Pratyahara.