6. Has Yoga Always been Associated with Hinduism?
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Corinna May Lhoir [+]
Universität Hamburg
Corinna May Lhoir is a contract lecturer for Sanskrit and for the history of yoga at
Universität Hamburg. Her PhD research focuses on yoga and meditation in Jainism, and she is currently preparing a critical edition of a mediaeval Jain text on yoga called the Yogapradīpa.
Description
Yoga, over the course of its long history, has never been limited to a specific spiritual belief or to the devotees of a particular goddess or god. Many of those involved in its development over the centuries have been followers of deities that are now part of the Hindu pantheon. But no belief in a Hindu goddess or god is – or ever has been – a prerequisite.