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Development of Jaina Yoga : 101
Adhyātmāyoga (Sūtrakstānga, 1/16/5) and Samatāyoga (Ācārārga, 1/34 vide Sūtrakstānga I-Mahāvīra practised the highest meditation, the purest of pure, pure. Ācārāngacālā mentions only Dharma and Sukla, Sūtrakrtānga enumerates four types of meditation. Sthānānga enumerates with details for the first time Bhagavati and Aupapātika also do the same
thing. 6. Aims, through auspicious meditations to annihilate the
Karmas." 7. Objects (ālambana), Loka (Universe/body, Ācārārga, lamp
light Bhagavati-sūtra, Navakāramantra, Āturapratyākhyāna
enumerates sixty three objects-inauspicious for meditation. 8. Disposition- Ācārānga I, the mental disposition of Mahāvīra
completely calm and poise, free of passions and all kinds of
attachments. 9. Activities conducive for meditation not to speak untruth is
perfect Samādhi.78 10. Posture- Ukkuduāsaņiya (Utkutukāsanika) associated with
Mahāvīra is found several times in canonical texts.79 11. Place- Mahāvīra meditated generally in secluded places.
Bșhatkalpasūtra prohibits the monks to meditate in the
monasteries of nuns and vice a versa. So 12. Time- Jñātādharmakathā in the second part of the day (Bīyāe
porisie jhāņam Jhāyai-1/1/34), (Upāsakadasānga, 1/70), Vipākasūtra 1/2/13). In the second parts of day and night Uttarādhyayana, 26/11-12, Bīyam jhāņam Jhiyāgai
26/17-18). 13. Distraction- Sūtrakstānga-one engaged in pleasures (1/2/58);
one censuring a monk with a holy conduct far off from perfection (1/3/47), interacting with women (Sūtrakstānga 1/ 10/2). Sūtrakstānga, Āvaśyakasūtra, Daśāśrutaskandha list twenty activities not fit for equanimity.
