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TraHS de la Grande Vertu de Sagesse, II, p. 1023, n. 3. About Samapatti in the
Abhidharma, L. de la Vallee-Poussin, Crying et Natada, P. 215 ff. (mainly Abhidharma-
Kosa, II, 212), idem, Morals bouddhique, P. 74 et seq. For the interpretation of
Nagarjuna, E. Lamotte, Trai-tee, II, p. 1023-1095. Signifirativa There is a symmetry
between the four stages of the career of a Buddhist saint (crotapanna, sakrdagamin,
anagamin, arhat) and the four dhyana. Przyluski As noted, this tetrad belongs to the
Indian spirit in general. The Upanishad triadismo of the first (three "states" of
consciousness, "three worlds", three guna, three Vedas, etc..) Was replaced by the tetrad.
The fourth''state "is turiya psychic or caturha, expressing the notion of absolute, infrnito
of unlimited, and that has been adopted also by Buddhists (Przyuski Jean and Etienne
Lamotte, Bouddhisme et Upanisad.Bull. Eco-le F. Extr .- Orient, t. XXXII, 1932, p. 141-
169, especially p. 160).
Note V, 5: SIDDHI and ABHIJNA
The origins of abhijna are indicated in E. Lamotte, Le Traite de la Grande Vertu de
Sagesse, I, p. 329, n. 1. Among recent works remember: L. de la Vallee-Poussin, Le
Bouddha et les Abhijna (Museon, 1931, p. 335342); Sigurd Lindquist Die Methoden des
Yoga, P. 169-187, idem, Siddhi und Abhmna. Erne Studie W'underdes Tiber die
klassischen Yoga (Uppsala, 1935), P. Demieville, Sur la existence antérieures des
mSmoire (Bull. Ecole F. Extreme-Orient, 1927, p. 283-298).
Some texts had six and seven High Science; Mahavyutpatti, 14.
About the shamanistic character of certain siddhi, see our book Le shamanism, P. 365 et
seq. and in this work, p. 305 onwards.
On the popular elements, see Joseph Mason, La religion populaire dans le Pali Canon
(Louvain, 1942).
Note V, 6: Paribbajaka, Ajivika
On religious ascetics and contemporary of the Buddha, T. W. Rhys Davids, Buddhist
India (London, 1903), p. 141-148; Bimala Charan Law, A Short Account of the
WanderingTeachers on the time of the Buddha (Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal,
1918, vol. XIV, p. 399-406); idem Heretical Influence of the five teachers on Jainism and
Buddhism (idem, 1919, p. 123-136), idem, Gautama Buddha and the Paribrajakas (idem,
1925, p. 123-136). B. C. Law believes that paribbajaka can be considered a precursor of a
science policy, and note some overlap with the Arthasastra (Wandering Teachers, p. 402-
406). In fact, just about anti-priestly opinions, through which reveal the general trend of
the time. The few elements that can be induced on the heterodox doctrines have been
systematized by B. Barua, Pre-Buddhistic Philosophy (Calcutta, 1920) and B. C. Law,
Influence of the five Heretical teachers. Also H. Jacobi, On Mahavira and His
Predecessors (Indian Antiquary, vol. IX, p. 158); A. L. Basham, History and Doctrine "of
Ajivikas (London, 1951), p. 11, 80, 94.
About Ajivika and Makkhali Gosal, see A. F. R. Hoernle, Ajivikas, in Hastings, ERE, I,
p. 259-268 (remarks of KB Pathak, Indian Antiquary, vol. 41, p. 88-90 and DR
Bhandarkar, idem, p. 286-290), J. Charpentier,
Ajivika, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, 1913, p. 669-874; B. Barua, AjMkas, Journal
of the Department of Letters, Calcutta, vol. II, 1920, p. 1-80, idem, Pre-Buddhistic