SahajaSahaja (সহজ सहज ) means spontaneous enlightenment in Indian and Tibetan Buddhist spirituality. Sahaja practices first arose in Bengal during the 8th century among yogis called Sahajiya siddhas. Ananda Coomaraswamy describes its significance as "the last achievement of all thought", and "a recognition of the identity of spirit and matter, subject and object", continuing "There is then no sacred or profane, spiritual or sensual, but everything that lives is pure and void.
JinulBojo Jinul (普照知訥, 보조지눌, –), souvent appelé uniquement Jinul ou Chinul, est un moine bouddhiste coréen de l'époque Goryeo, considéré comme la figure la plus influente dans la formation du bouddhisme son (zen) coréen. Il est reconnu comme le fondateur de l'ordre Jogye après avoir unifié les diverses sectes du bouddhisme coréen. Le nom de naissance de Bojo Jinul est Jeong. À 15 ans, il quitte sa famille pour suivre l'enseignement du maître son Jonghwi de l'école Sagulsan, l'une des neuf écoles de la montagne du son, recevant par là-même son nom d'ordination « Jinul » en 1173.
YogadṛṣṭisamuccayaYogadṛṣṭisamuccaya ("Compendium of Yoga views") is a 228 verse Sanskrit work on Yoga by the Jain Svetambara philosopher Acharya Haribhadrasuri yakini putra (floruit 8th century). It is a particularly informative work of comparative religion which analyzes the various philosophical views (drishtis) and practices of post-Gupta Buddhists, Hindus and Jains on Yoga and draws on them to present a uniquely Jaina form of Yoga, with an eightfold division.
Jain meditationJain meditation (dhyāna) has been the central practice of spirituality in Jainism along with the Three Jewels. Jainism holds that emancipation can only be achieved through meditation or Shukla Dhyana. According to Sagarmal Jain, it aims to reach and remain in a state of "pure-self awareness or knowership." Meditation is also seen as realizing the self, taking the soul to complete freedom, beyond any craving, aversion and/or attachment. The practitioner strives to be just a knower-seer (Gyata-Drashta).