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Yogaśāstra (lit. "Yoga treatise") is a 12th-century Sanskrit text by Hemachandra on Svetambara Jainism.[1][2] It is a treatise on the "rules of conduct for laymen and ascetics", wherein "yoga" means "ratna-traya" (three jewels), i.e. right belief, right knowledge and right conduct for a Svetambara Jain.[2] As a manual with an extensive auto-commentary called Svopajnavrtti, it was instrumental to the survival and growth of Svetambara tradition in western Indian states such as Gujarat and the spread of Sanskrit culture in Jainism.[1]
The Yogasastra is unlike the conventional much older yoga texts found in Buddhism and Hinduism, but shows their influence.
Contents of the work
The first three chapters are on the Jain "three jewels", the
The Yogaśāstra and the commentary by Hemacandra himself were translated into English by Olle Quarnström in 2002.[5]
See also
Internal links
- Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya
- Jain literature
- Tattvartha sutra
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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Notes
- ^ ISBN 9780674009349, Quote: "The Yogasastra and its voluminous auto-commentary, the Svopajnavrtti, is the most comprehensive treatise on Svetambara Jainism. Written in the twelfth century by the polymath Hemacandra, it was instrumental in the survival and growth of Jainism in India as well as in the spreading of Sanskrit culture within Jaina circles. Its influence extended far beyond confessional and geographical borders and it came to serve as a handbook for the Jain community in Gujarat and overseas."
- ^ ISBN 978-81-208-0775-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-317-57218-3.
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