>> > Patanjali, the author of the Yoga Sutras, said next > to nothing about 'religion' - there was no 'Hinduism' > at that time (cica 200 BC). From what I've read, > there was 'Brahmanism', 'animism', and the atheist > sects, Charvaka, etc. But I've seen no evidence that > Patanjali was a teacher in a 'religious tradition'. > If he was, he would have said so...duh! >
----Not so. Patanjali is also known as a proponent of Shaivaism. And he has authored a well known sutra to this effect.
