Samādhi-pāda
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Samādhi-pāda is the first chapter of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, outlining the nature of yoga, the workings of the mind, and the path toward meditative absorption (samādhi).
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| Samādhi Pāda | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chapter of a religious text
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chapter of the Yoga Sūtras ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | yoga practitioners ⓘ |
| authorAttributed | Patañjali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
citta (mind) and its modifications
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meditative absorption ⓘ methods for stabilizing the mind ⓘ nature of consciousness ⓘ obstacles to meditation ⓘ practice of yoga ⓘ samādhi ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| defines | yoga as citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
abhyāsa (practice)
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citta-vṛtti (modifications of the mind) ⓘ different types of samādhi ⓘ kleśa (afflictions) ⓘ vairāgya (dispassion) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
path toward meditative absorption
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theoretical and experiential foundations of yoga ⓘ |
| hasApproximateVerseCount | around 51 sūtras ⓘ |
| hasTitleInSanskrit | Samādhi-pāda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
commentarial traditions on Yoga Sūtras
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later Yoga philosophy ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Sādhana-pāda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first chapter ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalGenre | sūtra literature ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | approximately 2nd century BCE to 4th century CE (via Yoga Sūtras) ⓘ |
| tradition | Classical Yoga ⓘ |
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Samādhi Pāda