Patañjala Yoga’s Theory of ‘Many-Lives’ through ¯ Karma and Rebirth and Its Eccentric ‘Theism’
Journal Title: Religions - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper discusses the theory of rebirth as set forth in Classical Samkhya and Yoga and offers a new interpretive perspective.
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Gerald James Larson
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/rel9010004
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