What is the oldest surviving book printed with metal movable type?
The oldest surviving book printed with metal movable type is the Jikji, a Korean Buddhist text printed in 1377, decades before Gutenberg's Bible.
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Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?
The Yoga Sutras, the foundational text of classical yoga philosophy, are credited to the sage Patanjali, who probably lived sometime between about 200 BCE and 400 CE.
How many sutras are in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras?
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras contain about 196 short verses, called sutras, organized into four chapters.
What are the four chapters of the Yoga Sutras?
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are divided into four chapters called padas.
What is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika?
The "Hatha Yoga Pradipika," a 15th-century hatha yoga text, was written by Svatmarama in Gorakhnath's lineage.
What is the oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type?
The oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type is the Jikji, a Korean Buddhist text printed in 1377.
How were Egyptian hieroglyphs deciphered?
Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered in 1822 by French scholar Jean-François Champollion, using the Rosetta Stone, which had the same text in three scripts.