03754cam a2200601Ia 4500 ocn763160744 OCoLC 20200709055424.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 110803s2012 ne a ob 001 0 eng d 2011029427 E7B eng pn E7B OCLCQ N$T COD UIU YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ LOA OCLCO 960198366 961689333 962723454 9789004214316 (electronic bk.) 9004214313 (electronic bk.) 9789004212145 (hardback ; alk. paper) (OCoLC)763160744 (OCoLC)960198366 (OCoLC)961689333 (OCoLC)962723454 az----- BL1055 .Y64 2012eb REL 032000 bisacsh 294.5/436 23 MAIN Yoga powers : extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen. Extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration Leiden [The Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2012. 1 online resource (xii, 519 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Brill's Indological library, 0925-2916 ; v. 37 Includes bibliographical references and index. Yoga Powers and Religious Traditions -- Yoga powers in the Mahabharata -- How Big Can Yogis Get? How Much Can Yogis See? -- The Cultivation of Yogic Powers in the Pal̄i Path Manuals of Theravad̄a Buddhism -- The Wondrous Display of Superhuman Power in the Vimala-kirtinirdesa: Miracle or Marvel? -- On the Appearance of Siddhis in Chinese Buddhist Texts -- Supernatural Powers and Their Attainment in Jainism -- Power and Meaning in the Yogasutra of Patañjali -- Siddhis in the Yogasutra -- Holding On and Letting Go: The In and Out of Powers in Classical Yoga -- Powers and Identities: Yoga Powers and the Tantric Saiva Traditions -- Liberation and Immortality: Bhusunda's Yoga of Prana in the Yogavasistha -- Siddhi and Mahasiddhi in Early Hathayoga -- My Miracle Trumps Your Magic: Encounters with Yogis in Sufi and Bhakti Hagiograpical Literature -- Sai Baba of Sirdi and Yoga Powers -- Yogic Powers and the Ramananda Sampraday -- Yoga Powers in a Contemporary Samkhya-Yoga Tradition -- The Evolving Siddhi: Yoga and Tantra in the Human Potential Movement and Beyond. "The book offers a number of new insights in the history of yoga powers in the South Asian religious traditions, analyzes the position of the powers in the salvific process and in conceptions of divinity, and explores the rational explanations of the powers provided by the traditions."--Provided by publisher. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 082 Yoga. South Asia Religion. RELIGION Hinduism General. bisacsh Religion. fast (OCoLC)fst01093763 Yoga. fast (OCoLC)fst01182871 South Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01244520 Electronic books. Electronic books. local Jacobsen, Knut A., 1956- Print version: Yoga powers. Leiden [The Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2012 (DLC) 2011029427 Brill's Indological library ; v. 37. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=394334 ebrary EBRY ebr10502524 EBSCOhost EBSC 394334 YBP Library Services YANK 7136348 92 N$T 50643 50643