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reclassified, and fused into the primary category, if it is valid enough to survive. Its process may take certain stages, e.g., origination of the concept of the secondary issue, its naming and establishment of its definition, its analytical process and synthesis into the original body. As we have noted above, the basic concept of padastha, rūpastha, and rūpātīta had been already established before the time of Amitagati. All the four sthas are found in his Sravakacara. They are classified under one of the four aspects of dhyāna, which are treated separately from the āgamic practice.
In Bhaskaranandi's Dhyānastava, a few important points are observed : 1) The concept of pindastha is changed, and the order
of the four sthas are rearranged, which is accepted by the later authors. They are arranged according to the gradual step of performance towards the higher level, namely, from the concrete object to the abstract one.
2) Arūpastha is renamed as rūpātīta or rūpavarjita,
wbich is also accepted by his successors.
3) Pindastha is not at all described in the organized
form with five subdivisions as elaborated in the later works. However, their primary concept can be recognized in it. The other sthas are herein explained in such a simple and naive manner in a crude form, which are indicative of their transition process towards the later development.
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