Analysing the Concept of Yoga Based on the Text of the Religion of Jainism Yogadṛṣṭisaṃuccaya

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1 PhD Student, Department of at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

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Yoga is one of the six philosophical schools of India and is a set of physical, mental, and spiritual practices that originated in ancient India. Yogic practices have been used by Buddhists, Jains, and almost all systems that emphasise meditation. These different philosophical systems have led to the formation of different yogic thoughts. Jainism, like other religions of Indian origin, places great importance on yoga and meditation as a means of spiritual progress and liberation. The text of Yogadṛṣṭisaṃuccaya is one of the essential texts of the prominent scholar of the Jain tradition, Haribadra Seri, in the field of yoga. Haribhadra's writings on yoga provide an eighth-century analysis of yoga from a Jainism perspective. Haribhadra calls every spiritual and religious act that frees a person yoga. He practices three unique types of yoga that the seeker can achieve eight people by this path.

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Religions and Mysticism
Volume 57, Issue 2
Autumn & Winter 2024/2025
March 2025
Pages 325-345

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