HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms on Meditation)?
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Panini
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Kapila
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Patanjali
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Manu
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Yoga Sutras was compiled in the early centuries CE, by the sage Patanjali in India who synthesized and organized knowledge about yoga from much older traditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -While the history of yoga goes far back in time, the physical aspects of the yogic practice were first detailed by sage Patanjali sometime between 400 and 500 CE. His work, the Yoga Sutras, are widely known for the information they contain about asanas or the physical component of yoga centred around postures.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Yoga-sutras seem to span several centuries, the first three volumes apparently having been written in the 2nd century bce and the last book in the 5th century ce.
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