The tradition of Yoga no less than the practice of meditation is also taken to Samkhya philosophy. We can find concrete proofs of this fact in eight attainment(siddhi)s. Eight attainments are means of acquiring knowledge leading to deliverance, and the idea of consecutive practice applies to training them. According to the theory of a large number, a causal relationship such as “cessation of three kinds of misery → three attainments(reasoning, hearing, study) → knowledge” is valid, while according to the theory of a small number, a causal relationship such as “study → four attainments(hearing, reasoning, acquisition of friends, purity=gift) → cessation of three kinds of misery → knowledge” is under consideration among eight attainments. On the other hand according to Suvarṇasaptati(translated into Chinese by Paramārtha), the deliverance is possible through a process of “every attainment → six observations of practice(discriminating knowledge) → deliverance”. Particularly here, the consecution of “eight stages of study → understanding of twenty five principles → every attainment → six observations of practice → deliverance” is also under consideration. The practical method of eight attainments in Samkhya philosophy is characterized by exercising purification of knowledge thoroughly in order to acquire the wisdom called ‘knowledge arising from discrimination’ (viveka-jñāna). By the way the six observations of practice presented in Suvarṇasaptati show the method of purifying knowledge and put emphasis on necessity of it. In this respect the six observations of practice have the theoretical importance of practice. What deserves special attention is that freedom from all worldly desires, which is the core of the six observations of practice, is accord with the practical idea of Buddhism.
目次
I. 상키야와 요가의 접점 1 II. 8성취 2 1. 다수설의 8성취 3 2. 소수설의 8성취 5 III. 6행관 6 IV. 8성취와 6행관의 수행론적 의의 9
