Hatha Yoga Pradipika In the twenty-first century, research on the history of yoga has led to a more developed understanding of hatha yoga. In analyzing the "Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā", as well as other works by Svātmārāma, researchers better understand the origins of hatha yoga. James Mallinson has thoroughly studied the origins of hatha yoga and has worked with classic yoga texts such as the "Khecarīvidyā". He has identified a collection of eight works that introduce early hatha yoga and contribute directly to its official formation in the "Hatha Yoga Pradipika". Many of his conclusions from these early works revise earlier understandings about the
Karma that it makes karma as violable, contingent and unable to address the problem of evil. Arthur Herman states that karma-transmigration theory solves all three historical formulations to the problem of evil while acknowledging the theodicy insights of Sankara and Ramanuja. Some theistic Indian religions, such as Sikhism, suggest evil and suffering are a human phenomenon and arises from the karma of individuals. In other theistic schools such as those in Hinduism, particularly its Nyaya school, karma is combined with dharma and evil is explained as arising from human actions and intent that is in conflict with dharma. In nontheistic religions