Patanjali

Samkhya	Kapila;
Yoga	Patanjali;
Vaisheshika	Kanada, Prashastapada;
Secular	Valluvar;

Patanjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि, IAST: Patañjali, Sanskrit pronunciation: [pɐtɐɲdʑɐli]) also called Gonardiya or Gonikaputra, was a Hindu author, mystic and philosopher. Estimates based on analysis of his works suggests that he may have lived between the 2nd century BCE and the 4th century CE.^[1] Patanjali is regarded as an avatar of Adi Sesha.^[2]

He is believed to be an author and compiler of a number of Sanskrit works.^[1] The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. There is speculation as to whether the sage Patañjali is the author of all the works attributed to him, as there are a number of known historical authors of the same name. A great deal of scholarship has been devoted over the 20th century to the issue of the historicity or identity of this author or these authors.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Patanjali | Hindu author, mystic, and philosopher | Britannica". britannica.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ David Frawley (2014). Vedic Yoga:The Path of the Rishi. Lotus Press. p. 147.
^ Raghavan, V.; et al. (1968). New Catalogus Catalogorum. Vol. 11. Madras: University of Madras. pp. 89–90. lists ten separate authors by the name of "Patañjali."

[britannica.com-1] "Patanjali | Hindu author, mystic, and philosopher | Britannica". britannica.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[2] David Frawley (2014). Vedic Yoga:The Path of the Rishi. Lotus Press. p. 147.

[NCC-3] Raghavan, V.; et al. (1968). New Catalogus Catalogorum. Vol. 11. Madras: University of Madras. pp. 89–90. lists ten separate authors by the name of "Patañjali."

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