Studies in Haribhadrasuri

Author(s): N M Kansara, G C Tripathi
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology

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Introduction studies in Yoga is the special feature in that he co-relates the different stages of Gunasthānas to the different stages of concentration, shows that there is a fundamental unity among all the apparently conflicting systems of thought regarding the means of freedom from the worldly existence, lays down five steps of adhyātma, bhāvanā, dhyāna, samatā and vrtti-saṁkşaya as a complete course of Yoga. Further he points out that in spite of the resemblance, there are fundamental differences also with the mystical way adopted him. And, although Haribhadra knew them, he endeavoured to establish the unity among the different systems of Indian thought, which face makes Haribhadra's studies in the Yoga-vidyā a landmark in Indian spiritual Sādhanā.
Dr. N. M. Tantia has sought to trace the eight Drstis in Haribhadra's Yoga-drsti-samuccaya to their Buddhist sources, particularly in view of their striking parallelism with Vasubandhu's eight Drstis described in the latter's Abhidharma-kośa-bhāsya, of course understood very cautiously. He explains that of the eight Drstis of the Buddhists, Haribhadra lumps together the five classical ones together in the Ogha-drsti. Further he has found out a close affinity between the fourteen guna-sthānas in Jainism and the eight stages of Mārga and Phala in Buddhism.
Prof. L. C. Jain discusses the Jaina concept of causality in Haribhadra's Saddarśana-samuccaya and its commentaries. He has selected the verses 48 and 49, which according to him are relevant to the topic of his paper. Among the six fluents (karmapudgala) the time fluent (kāla-dravya) is said to be causal. According to the commentary of Gunaratna, time-fluent exists in the human universe, is extremely fine, and the indivisible instant (samaya) is regarded as a pure time-fluent. It is single-pointed (eka-pradesī) and cannot be called existent corporeal (asti-kāya), but somehow flows through its own events (paryāya) and controls (guna). Prof. Jain relates it not only to epistemology but also with phenomenology, and regards them as connected with change as well as its information communication, both these aspects