History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c94.187

v7.c94.187

The Yogavāsiṣṭha is an extensive work in 32000 Ślokas (one śloka meaning 32 syllables) printed in two volumes with a commentary by Ānandabodha by the Nirn. Press. It is really an eclectic work embodying²³¹¹ the tenets of the Gītā on *anāsakti*, the tenets of the Trika system of Kashmir, of Advaita Vedānta &c Its text appears to have been added to from time to time. Controversies have raged about its date and its contribution to Indian philosophy. The present writer holds on reading the contributions²³¹² that the extant Yogavāsiṣṭha is a late work and was composed some time between the 11th and 13th century A. D.