Kāśī (Varanasi)
Kāśī (Varanasi, Banaras) is a city on the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, north India, and a major pilgrimage and learning centre. It figures in the traditional life of Ādi Śaṅkara, who is said to have taught and debated there.
12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Works composed here
- -250
Mīmāṃsā-sūtra
by Jaimini
- -150
Vaiśeṣika-sūtra
by Kaṇāda
- 375
Yoga-sūtra
by Patañjali
- 425
Brahma-sūtra
by Bādarāyaṇa
- 1450
Aṣṭāvakra-gītā
by Aṣṭāvakra
- 1450
Haṭhayoga-pradīpikā
by Svātmārāma
- 1700
Gheraṇḍa-saṃhitā
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Kāśī (Varanasi). Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- Liberation (Mokṣa)7 passages
- Movements of the Mind (Citta-Vṛtti)6 passages
- Posture (Āsana)6 passages
- Karma (Action and Its Fruit)6 passages
- Vital Breath and the Five Winds (Prāṇa & the Vāyus)5 passages
- Meditative Absorption (Samādhi)5 passages
- Breath Control (Prāṇāyāma)5 passages
- Isolation (Kaivalya)5 passages
- The Self (Ātman)5 passages
- The Path of Meditation (Rāja-Yoga / Aṣṭāṅga)4 passages
- Yogic Seals (Mudrā)4 passages
- The Inner Sound (Nāda)4 passages