Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri
Chapter 6 – Influence of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya [44 of 48]
Chapter 6.4 – Adhyātmasāra by Upādhyāya Yaśovijaya [13 of 17]
Conclusion [3 of 7]
Second Chapter
The analytical study of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya would be incomplete without presenting the life sketch of its author–Haribhadrasūri. The second chapter tries to give us information regarding life story, date and works of Haribhadrasūri–the author of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya. In this chapter we are told how an erudite Brahmin and a staunch shaivaite Paṇḍita Haribhadra became a jainācārya Haribhadrasūri. This chapter talks about the connection between Haribhadrasūri’s non–sectarian approach and the events of his life. In this chapter we are told how Haribhadrasūri is associated with the word viraha. Here, we are provided detail pertaining to the time period of Haribhadrasūri. In the third chapter we have also discussed an issue regarding Haribhadrasūri, being anterior or posterior to Śaṅkarācārya. This chapter tries to justify Haribhadrasūri’s act of composing 1400 or more number works in one life. We have presented a brief account of works of Haribhadrasūri.
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