Editing Yoga (section)

=== Hatha yoga ===

[[File:Jogapradipika 29 Viparitakarana.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=Painting of a man doing a shoulder stand|[[Viparita Karani|Viparītakaraṇī]], a posture used as an asana and a [[mudra]]<ref>James Mallinson (2011). Knut A. Jacobsen; et al., eds. Haṭha Yoga in the Brill Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 3. Brill Academic. pp. 770–781. {{ISBN|978-90-04-27128-9}}.</ref>]]

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Hatha yoga focuses on physical and mental strength-building exercises and postures described primarily in three Hindu texts:<ref name=kriyananda>See Kriyananada, page 112.</ref><ref name=burley73>See Burley, page 73.</ref><ref name=Roden>See Introduction by Rosen, pp 1–2.</ref>

# ''[[Hatha Yoga Pradipika]]'' by Svātmārāma (15th century)
# ''[[Shiva Samhita]]'', author unknown (1500<ref name=mallinson>See translation by Mallinson.</ref> or late 17th century)
# ''[[Gheranda Samhita]]'' by Gheranda (late 17th century)

Some scholars include [[Gorakshanath]]'s 11th-century ''Goraksha Samhita'' on the list,<ref name=kriyananda /> since Gorakshanath is considered responsible for popularizing present-day hatha yoga.<ref name=dwhite>On page 140, David Gordon White says about Gorakshanath: "... hatha yoga, in which field he was India's major systematizer and innovator."</ref><ref name=bajpai>Bajpai writes on page 524: "Nobody can dispute about the top ranking position of Sage Gorakshanath in the philosophy of Yoga."</ref><ref name=Eliade>Eliade writes of Gorakshanath on page 303: "...he accomplished a new synthesis among certain Shaivist traditions (Pashupata), tantrism, and the doctrines (unfortunately, so imperfectly known) of the siddhas&nbsp;– that is, of the perfect yogis."</ref> [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism, founded by the Indian [[Mahasiddha]]s,<ref>Davidson, Ronald. ''Indian Esoteric Buddhism.'' Columbia University Press. 2002, pg.169–235.</ref> has a series of asanas and pranayamas (such as [[tummo]])<ref name="Lama Yeshe 1998, pg.135–141" /> which resemble hatha yoga.

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