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The Second Yogasthina
clxlv been discussed, which a yogācāra is expected to avoid in order to attain samādhi ; (i) ātyantika or the absolute decline, (ii) tāyatkālika or tentative, (iii) prāptipārihānika or leading to the termina.
tion of the aquired result of the śravaka's
career, and (iv) mithyāpratipattikrta or caused by the inade
quate misapprehension of the objects of
samādhi. XII. yoga : This contains discussion on the nature
and character of (a) the two-fold śraddhā (abhisampratkayākārā
and prasādākārā). (b) the fourfold chạnda (desire for vimukti and
the like), (c) the fourfold virya or inclination, perseve· rence and firmness for śravana, cintanā and
bhāvanā of the instructions of the Buddha
and the purification of õvaraṇa, and (d) the fourfold upāya or expediency for favour
of producing a mindfulness regarding silasarnvara and indriya-samvara, preservation of the likemindedness through apramāda, practice of kušala dharmas and the samatha
of the mind through apramāda. These yogas help the yogin acquire inclination and firmness for favour of the acquisition of the unacquired things including samadhi and nirvāņa. XIII. The fourfold manaskāra or mental orientation
helps the yogin contemplate upon the various
