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________________ Yoga as dhy na. But the above table speaks at great length of the various yogic traditions of Jainism, enumerated and discussed by the illustrious cryas from time to time. Based on the available gamika and post gamika literature, we can broadly classify the Jaina dhy na yoga s dhan practices in four periods [20] viz: 1. Period 2. 1. In the first period K yotsarga, Bh van, Vip san and Vicaya were important. People practised meditation, contemplation not for days but for months and years together to accomplish selfrealization and emancipation. Lord Mah v ra himself fasted and meditated for 12.5 years; so did his 50,000 monks, nuns and other lay followers. 3. 2. After the 1st Century A.D, philosophical speculation paved way for scriptural study and so Dhy na s dhan took back seat. In the 3rd period c rya Haribhadra and others made a comparative study of Jaina Yoga and P tanjali Yoga and numerous texts on Yoga were written during this period. 4. 3. During the 18th century works we can see the impact of devotion (bhakti) on Yoga and so many Yoga works were written based on bhakti. The modern age is an age of scientific research and speculation, hence Yoga and meditation practices have been scientifically interpreted and thus we have Prek Dhy na, A peh Dhy na, deep rooted in spirituality for spiritual health and welfare. Eight d is of Haribhadra's Yoga Haribhadra made a very valuable contribution to the comparative study of Yoga. He composed a number of works on the subject [21]. He wrote Yogabindu and Yogad isamuccaya in Sanskrit and Yoga ataka and Yogavim ik in Prak ta. In the Yogad isamuccaya he talks of two types of attitudes towards truth viz. Ogha d i and Yoga d i. Ogha d i is the attitude of the souls, which have not cut the knot of perversion, or ignorance, and Yoga di is the attitude of the spiritually advanced souls. The following table enumerates the comparison of Patanjali's A nga Yoga and Haribhadra's Yoga di [22] 4. Di Translation Patanjali Haribhadra 6. c rya Century From Lord Mah vra to c rya Kundakunda 6th C B.C to 1st C.A.D From crya Kundakunda to c rya Haribhadra 1st C.A.D to 8th C.A.D From crya Haribhadra to c rya Ya ovijaya 8th C.A.D to 18th C.A.D From c rya Ya ovijaya to date 18th C.A.D to date Vows Self-control Posture Regulation of Breadth 5. Withdrawal of senses Fixing of Mind Page 419 of 556 Free from Yama Mitr Inerita Niyama Tar - Anxiety sana Bal - Unsteadiness Pr y ma - Dipr - Distraction Praty h ra - Sthir - Lapse of memory Accompanied with Freedom from prejudice Inquisitiveness Love for listening Attentive hearing Comprehension Dh ra - K nt - Attraction for Critical Evaluation something else STUDY NOTES version 4.0 Light Straw Cowdung Firewood Lamp Jewel Stars
SR No.007719
Book TitleISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 04
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorInternational School for Jain Studies
PublisherInternational School for Jain Studies
Publication Year2011
Total Pages567
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size15 MB
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