A comparative study of the Buddhist Jhāna and the Yoga Samprajñātasamādhi

Abstract

Mind is not by-product of body according to Buddha and Patanjali. Mind is responsible for bondage and liberation. Due to common characteristics between the two religious’ traditions, there is ample scope for comparison. Teaching of Patañjali and Buddha are equally useful even today. We find apparent similarities between jhāna and samādhi. There are important differences between these two. This paper focusses similarities and differences between Buddhist jhāna and yogasamādhi.

Keywords

• jhāna
• samādhi
• mind