Book Title: Tattva Kaumudi
Author(s): Oriental Book Agency Poona
Publisher: Oriental Book Agency Poona

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________________ INTRODUCTION 19 Journal of Oriental Research, Madras, April-June, 1929, pp. 107–112 ). This has been discussed in detail below. 6. Jaigīşavya According to the Kūrmapurāņa, Jaigīşavya was a classfellow of Pancas'ıkha ( S, S. 51 ). This Jaigişavya is quoted as an authority on Yoga ( Y. Bh., II. 55 and 11. 18). Vacas. patı also refers to him in his Nyāyavārtıkatātparyaţikā as the author of Dhāraņās'āstra (on Nyāyasūtra III. 2. 43). But, according to the Buddhacarita ( 12. 67 ), Arādakalāma refers to Jaigisavya, Janaka and Parās'ara as persons who obtained salvation through Sāmkhya ( Jay., Int. p. 2, 2n. ) In the present state of our knowledge, we can say nothing more about Jaigişavya. 7. Vodhu Vodhu is also familiar by name alone. We have not come across any of his writings or quotations. In the list of the names of the sages pronounced in the Rşıtarpana, we find the name of Vodhu after that of Asuri, and before that of Parcas'ikha. Tlie opinion of Weber that it is the Brahmanised form of Buddha's name, is quite untenable (see S. Y. p. 6). Keith has, however, discovered Vodhu's name before that of Āsuri in one of the paris'istas of the Atharvaveda (S. S. 51). 8. Devala We find a dialogue between Asitadevala and Närada in the Mahābhārata (S'āntı., Ch., 274 ). There we find eight kinds of bhūtas ( bhāva, abhāva, kāla, přthhui, āpas, vāyu, ākās'a and tejas ); and kāla impelled by bhāva creating all the five elements, viz., earth, air, water, wind and glow. The senses themselves are not the knowers but produce knowledge for the kşetrajña. Higher than the senses is citta, higher than the latter is manas, higher than it is buddhi and the highest of all is puruşa. The ear, the skin, the eye

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