Āsana in Haṭhayoga Texts

TextProbable Date# of āsanas described
Amṛtasiddhi11th cent.0
Amaraughaprabodha14th cent.0
Yogabīja14th cent.0
Dattātreyayogaśāstra13th cent.1
Gorakṣaśataka12-13th cent.2
Vivekamārtaṇḍa12-13th cent.2
Yogayājñavalkya13-14th cent.8
Vāsiṣṭhasaṁhitā12th cent.10
Haṭhayogapradīpikā15th cent.15
Gheraṇḍasaṁhitā18th cent.32
Yogacintāmaṇi1659 CE62
Jogapradīpyakā18th cent.90
Haṭhapradīpikā-Siddhāntamuktāvalī18th cent.96
Yogāsanamālā18th cent.110
Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati18th cent.112
Haṭhasaṃketacandrikā18-19th cent.112
Śrītattvanidhi19th cent.122
Iyengar, Yogadīpikā ("Light on Yoga")1966200

References

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  • Hatha Yoga Project
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