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Preface
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Haribhadra Sûri's Yogabindu and Yogadrstisamuccaya along with Yogavimšika, a section of Visavisiya ( Vimšativimšika ) give us primarily a clear idea about Jaina psychology and incidentally about metaphysics and ethics. They throw ample light on yoga. The other important works in this direction come from the pen of this very Haribhadra. Sodašataka is one of them, the other being. Yogašataka, a work so far untraced but ascribed to him by some writers, old and modern. Yoganirnaya referred to by Haribhadra and a work of some Jaina Yogācārya often mentioned by him, seem to be extinct. Same is perhaps the case with a chapter of Uttarajjhayana, in case its topic was exposition of eight sorts of vision ( drsti ).
In Jainism attainment of knowledge is not for knowledge sake but it is meant for being translated into ideal behaviour. Consequently several Jaina writers have written works mostly saturated with a didactic element. They have realized this object by giving beneficial advice either directly or indirectly. In the former case narration ( allegorical, mythological or actual ) has not been used as a direct vehicle, whereas reverse is the case with the latter. I have assigned to works of the 'former kind, a place in this Vol. and treated works of the latter kind in Vol. XIX under the heading “narrative literature".
Amongst the didactic works of a philosophical nature dealt with in this Vol. XVIII, we find that the word upadeša ( instruction ) or the phrase dharmopadeša ( religious instruction) or hitopadeša (salutary instruction ) or the Prākrit equivalent of any one of them is used in naming them. Works numbered as 189, 200, 208 etc. begin with 'upadeśa' and those having nos. 190, 192-195, 204 etc. with 'uvaesa'. For works commencing with 'dharmopadeśa' I may refer to No. 200 and to pp. 195-197 of Jinaratnakoša ( Vol. I ) where several works named as • Dharmopadeśa' along with those beginning with this phrase, are noted. Jinaratnakoša (Vol. I, p. 461 ) has recorded two works Hitopadeša by name and five works beginning with this phrase.
1-3 In this oonnection I have written an article “ Untraced Treatises on Yoga ", and it is awaiting publioation.
4-5 In works of both these kinds we come across at least some important tenets of Jaina philosophy.