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Did Buddha Do Yoga?

James H. Sterling • • 7 min read
Did Buddha Do Yoga?

The Buddha was a fully realized Yoga master, as was Vardhamana Mahavira

Vardhamana Mahavira
Mahavira (Sanskrit: महावीर:), also known as Vardhamana, was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early part of the 6th century BCE into a royal Jain family in Bihar, India.
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, the founder of historical Jainism. Both clearly are treasured in their own traditions as such.

Is yoga a Hindu or Buddhist?

Although yoga is not a religion in itself, it is connected to religion, and stems historically from Hinduism, but also to Jainism and Buddhism. Both Buddhists and Hindus chant the sacred mantra 'Om' during their meditation. 'Om' is said to echo the sound of harmony in the universe.

Who taught yoga to Gautama Buddha?

Alara Kalama (Pāḷi & Sanskrit Āḷāra Kālāma, was a hermit and a teacher of ancient meditation. He was a teacher of Śramaṇa thought and, according to the Pāli Canon scriptures, the first teacher of Gautama Buddha.

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