Sir John Woodroffe
Sir John George Woodroffe (1865–1936), also known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Orientalist whose work helped to unleash in the West a deep and wide interest in Hindu philosophy and Yogic practices.
Read more about Sir John Woodroffe: Life, Sanskrit Studies, The Serpent Power and The Garland of Letters, Mahānirvāṇatantraṃ, Bibliography
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