Historical ParamparāHistorical tradition
Rāja Yoga
Rāja Yoga, the 'royal' path of meditation, is identified with Patañjali's eight-limbed discipline and its progressive interiorisation culminating in samādhi. The term was popularised for the modern world by Swami Vivekananda in his 1896 work of the same name.
Origin: classical → popularised 19th c.
Geographical roots: India
📜 Historical traditionA pre-modern tradition. Content reflects scholarly consensus; uncertain points are marked accordingly.Historically Documented
Historical development
Rāja Yoga, the 'royal' path of meditation, is identified with Patañjali's eight-limbed discipline and its progressive interiorisation culminating in samādhi. The term was popularised for the modern world by Swami Vivekananda in his 1896 work of the same name.
Key scriptures (Śāstra)
Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali
Core practices
DhyānaSamādhi
Modern transmission
It underlies most meditation-centred modern yoga teaching.
NOSTOPS teachers in this tradition
- kapooranu101Methodological association
Affiliations are shown with their verification state. A teacher's self-declared affiliation is never presented as a verified lineage.