Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions /

This study illuminates the many faces of Patañjali in Indian traditions. Often regarded as an incarnation of the cosmic serpent Ādiśeṣa or Anantanāga, Patañjali is celebrated, in both story and art, as a grammarian, scholar and practitioner of yoga, physician-alchemist, medical authority, teacher, a...

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Main Author: Bühnemann, Gudrun (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Series: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
Brill's Indological Library ; 64.

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Call Number: N5305