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Book: Yoga Studies in Five Minutes

Chapter: 6. Has Yoga Always been Associated with Hinduism?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.46348

Blurb:

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.

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