Editing Niyama (section)

===Other niyamas===
At least sixty five ancient and medieval era Indian texts are known so far that discuss ''niyamas''.<ref name=svb/> Most are in Sanskrit, but some are in regional Indian languages of Hindus. The number of niyamas mentioned in these texts range from just one to eleven, however five and ten are the most common.<ref name=svb/> The order of listed niyamas, the names and nature of each niyama, as well as the relative emphasis vary between the texts.<ref name=":0" /> For example, Sriprashna Samhita discusses only one niyama in verse 3.22 - [[ahimsa]].<ref name=svb/> Shivayoga Dipika, Sharada Tilaka, [[Vasishtha Samhita]], Yoga Kalpalatika, Yajnavalkya Smriti, and many others, each discuss 10 ''niyamas''.<ref name=svb/><ref>K. V. Gajendragadkar (2007), Neo-upanishadic Philosophy, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, University of California Archives, {{oclc|1555808}}, pages 96-97</ref> The Bhagavata Purana discusses eleven ''niyamas'', with kind hospitality of guests, to one's best ability, as an additional virtuous behavior. Other texts substitute one or more different concepts in their list of ''niyamas''. For example, in the five ''niyamas'' listed by Markandeya Purana in verse 36.17, Matanga Parameshvaram in verse 17.31, and [[Pashupata-sutra|Pashupata Sutra]] in verse 1.9, each suggest [[akrodha]] (non-anger) as a ''niyama''.<ref name=svb/><ref>S. Dasgupta (2012), A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 5, Motilal Banarsidas, {{ISBN|978-8120804166}}, pages 134-136</ref> 

[[Ahimsa]] is the most widely discussed ethical theory and highlighted as the highest virtue by majority of these texts.<ref name=svb/>