Hatha Yoga Pradipika
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Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a seminal 15th-century Sanskrit manual on hatha yoga that systematizes postures, breath control, and subtle body practices within the Nath yogi tradition.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hatha Yoga Pradipika canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hatha Yoga Pradipika Context triple: [Nath yogis, textualAssociation, Hatha Yoga Pradipika]
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A.
The Synthesis of Yoga
The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical and spiritual work that systematically integrates various traditional paths of yoga into a comprehensive vision of integral yoga aimed at the transformation of human consciousness.
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B.
Yoga Sūtra
The Yoga Sūtra is an influential ancient Indian text attributed to Patañjali that systematically outlines the philosophy and practice of classical yoga, including its ethical foundations, meditative disciplines, and goal of spiritual liberation.
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C.
Letters on Yoga
Letters on Yoga is a multi-volume collection of Sri Aurobindo’s detailed spiritual and philosophical correspondence explaining his integral yoga and its practice.
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D.
Shiva Sutras
Shiva Sutras is a foundational Sanskrit scripture of Kashmir Shaivism that outlines a non-dual philosophy and yogic path to realizing the nature of consciousness.
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E.
Yoga Vasistha
Yoga Vasistha is a major Sanskrit philosophical scripture of Advaita Vedanta, presented as a dialogue between Sage Vasistha and Prince Rama on the nature of reality, consciousness, and liberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hatha Yoga Pradipika Target entity description: Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a seminal 15th-century Sanskrit manual on hatha yoga that systematizes postures, breath control, and subtle body practices within the Nath yogi tradition.
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A.
The Synthesis of Yoga
The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical and spiritual work that systematically integrates various traditional paths of yoga into a comprehensive vision of integral yoga aimed at the transformation of human consciousness.
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B.
Yoga Sūtra
The Yoga Sūtra is an influential ancient Indian text attributed to Patañjali that systematically outlines the philosophy and practice of classical yoga, including its ethical foundations, meditative disciplines, and goal of spiritual liberation.
-
C.
Letters on Yoga
Letters on Yoga is a multi-volume collection of Sri Aurobindo’s detailed spiritual and philosophical correspondence explaining his integral yoga and its practice.
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D.
Shiva Sutras
Shiva Sutras is a foundational Sanskrit scripture of Kashmir Shaivism that outlines a non-dual philosophy and yogic path to realizing the nature of consciousness.
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E.
Yoga Vasistha
Yoga Vasistha is a major Sanskrit philosophical scripture of Advaita Vedanta, presented as a dialogue between Sage Vasistha and Prince Rama on the nature of reality, consciousness, and liberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hatha yoga manual
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Hindu religious text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ yogic text ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
attainment of rāja yoga
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awakening kuṇḍalinī ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Svātmārāma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | one of the principal classical Haṭha yoga texts ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 15th century ⓘ |
| describes |
15 major āsanas (in some recensions)
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several bandhas ⓘ several mudrās ⓘ states of samādhi ⓘ various prāṇāyāma techniques ⓘ śatkarman (six purificatory acts) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
breath control
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purification practices ⓘ subtle body practices ⓘ āsana (postures) ⓘ |
| genre | didactic verse ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2 ⓘ Chapter 3 ⓘ Chapter 4 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Haṭha yoga texts
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modern yoga practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nāth siddha tradition
NERFINISHED
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Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | various Sanskrit meters ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
NERFINISHED
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Śiva Saṃhitā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Haṭha yoga
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bandha ⓘ kuṇḍalinī ⓘ mudrā ⓘ nāḍī (subtle channels) ⓘ prāṇāyāma ⓘ rāja yoga ⓘ yoga postures ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “Light on Haṭha Yoga” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Nāth yoga tradition ⓘ |
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