How many sutras are in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras?
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras contain about 196 short verses, called sutras, organized into four chapters.
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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.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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