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JAIN JOURNAL
Vol. XLVI
No. 1-4 July-June
2011-2012
THE IMPACT OF OTHER YOGA-SYSTEMS ON
HEMACANDRA'S YOGA SĀSTRA
Sagarmal Jain
Among the eminent and versatile Ācāryas of Jaina tradition, who wrote the works on Jaina-yoga system, such as Jinabhadragani, writer of Dhyānasataka (A.D.5th-6th century), Pujyapāda Devanandi. Writer of Samādhitantra, and Iștoupadeša (A.D.5th-6th century) Ācārya Haribhadra writer of Yoga-vinsikā, Yoga-sataka, Yoga-dęștisummucaya and Yogabindu (8th century), śubhacandra writer of Jñanārņava (A.D. 11th-12th century), the Hemacandra writer of Yoga-śāstra is most prominent. Though the Yogaśāstra of Hemcandra is considered as one of best works of Jaina-yoga. But if we consider on it thoroughly, we have the impacts of various pervious Jaina and non-jaina Ācāryas on it. In general we can say that this work is influenced by many works of previous Jaina Acāryas as well as non-Jaina Ācāryas. In the field of Jaina-yoga we have some impact of non-Jaina Ācāryas an their works such as Patañjali's Yoga-śāstra as well as Gheranda samhita, Hatha yoga pradipika etc. along with some Jaina Ācāryas and their works such as yoga works of Ācārya Haribhadra and Jñārnava of Subhacandra of Digambara sect, on it.
But in canonical age as well as in the post canonical age i.e. the age of Haribhadra, it is very difficult to see any impact of earlier Jaina and non-Jaina Ācāryas and their works, except the yogasūtra of Patañjali indirectly or directly, directly they are based in Jaina canonical concept. In the works of Haribhadra we do not find any * Director Prof. Sagarmal Jain Prachya Vidyapeeth, Shajapur (MP).
