Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c12.s3.t4.10

v2.c12.s3.t4.10

The Yoga elements inherent in the various Indian schools of thought partly derive from the ancient Indian Yoga traditions, and partly from the Yoga school. Each school was generally influenced by both aspects. The Yoga school organised and improved the traditional Yoga practices and theories, which helped promote the formation of religious practice theories of many Indian religious and philosophical schools that arose still later.