Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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47 fare: 1 atha adharmmangaradahena nitaram pariklisthasya tadupasamanaya nirvedamapannasya moksa- snehabhisekaya sadhiyasim matim samupalabhya moksadvarabhutesu tapahkarmmasu sutaram pravrttirjayate | evam tatra pravarttamanena rsabhadijinendroktopadesakramena papakamadito viravena aharahah ahimsadisa- manusthanam vidheyamiti saprapancanam | tatra tatra tapahkarmanirupanamukhena yacaradivartmanirupananca | No. 3299. atafa: Substance, country-made paper, 12 x 5 inches. Folia, 28. Lines, 10 on a page. Extent, 655 slokas. Character, Nagara. Date, ? Place of deposit, Valuchara, Panchayata-pausala. Appearance, fresh. Verse. Generally correct. Sanskrit. Yogavindu. A treatise on the Jain Yoga. Anonymous. Contents: Nature, sanctity and importance of Yoga, which stands in close connection with mukti. It is called yoga () because it leads to mukti. A discussion on the nature of Atma or soul, in the course of which the opinions of Mahesvara and other philosophical schools are refuted. Connection of Karma with Atma. Nature of bondage. Jaina synonym of atma is purusha. The attributes of the purusha. Various kinds of Yoga, and their definitions. Sacredness of Yoga. It produces transcendental knowledge. Patience, mercy, chastity, good conduct &c. are auxiliaries to Samadhi. The Yoga systems of Patanjali and others have nothing to do with mukti. A refutation of such doctrines as sabhaba-vada and others. Yoga consists of perfect vision. Devotion as preached by the Jainas can alone lead to mukti. Yama, Niyama and so on are auxiliaries to mukti. Refutation of such doctrines as the existence of a supreme being-Isvara. Thoughts on maitri &c. Various kinds of yoga. Want of necessity for the assumption made by some as to the two kinds of Yoga. Conscious and unconscious-Samprajnata and Asamprajnata. The merits of performing various kinds of Sam- adhi. Refutation of the theories of the Mimamsakas and of the Sankhyas. The nature of mukti. A refutation of the various theories of other schools of philosophy. H. Beginning. natvadyantavinirmuktam sivam yogaundravanditam | yogabindu pravaksyami tattvasiddhyai mahodayam ||