Vedanta

• Uttar mimansha

Shankara

• Shariraka Bhasya
• Unqualified non dualism - Advaitvada
• Braham Satyam Jagat Mitya,  

Brahman;

• only & ult reality
• self-explained, self-luminous, pure consciousness' 
• Satchidananda
• Niguna -
• Pratibhasik, Vyabharik, Parmarthik
• Abheda - Sajatiya, Vijatiya, Swagat
• Brahman beyond contradiction
• Para- higher, indiscriminate, nirguna 
• Apara - lower, sagun 

Proofs

• Scriptures -Upanishad, Gita, Brahma sutra
• Etymological - Root brahman mean evolution 
• Ontological - Br substratum
• Teleological - systemic, organized world origin - consciousness brahman
• Regression ad infinitum
• Immediate exp - Br - beyond mind, lang, intellect & senses, It obj of shadana , experience &  Intellect should not reason abt it. 'Silence is Brhama'

Criticism

• Ramanuja -
• Diversity can't be explained by non-dual, monastic Brahmin
• Indeterminate, Nirguna Br can't be obj of worship
• Madhava
• Know presupposes identity - in-difference & discrimination 
• Others
• To say Brahman as indescribable is to describe him
• Become Sunya like Madhyamika

Maya; Avida; Adhyasa;

• Tadatmya - unique reaction of Brahman & Maya, neither identity nor difference nor both
• Material unconsciousness like Prakriti but not real & independent
• Dual aspects
• Avarana - conceals -ve
• Viksepa - Projects Jagat, jiva & ishavara +ve
• Brahman untouched like magician untouched by magic, rope unaffected by snake, desert sand unaffected with mirage

Saptanupapatti -SAPTA N2

• Swarupa - Nature , cant be both +ve, -ve
• Ashrya - Locus, residence can't be unqualified monostic BR
• Praman - know of maya
• Tirodh - how can darkness conceal lights
• Anirvachaniya - either day/night
• Nirvartaka
• Nirvartya

Defence
•

Isvara;

Jagat;

Atman; Jiva;

Moksha;

• Tat Tvam Asi - Chandogaya Upanishad
• That Thou Art -

Ramanuja

• Sri Bhasya
• Qualified non-dualism 

Brahman; Isvara;  Maya; Avidya, Adhyasa

• Svagat bheda
• Br none other than Ishvara i.e. sagun , Narayan , personalistic
• Tattvatray - 3 fundamental real entities
• G- Ishavara
• Soul - cit
• Matter - acit
• Maya - wonderful power of God, creates world

Aprthaksiddhi

Jagat

Atman, Jiva Moksa

Madhava

Brahman; Isvara; Atman; Jiva; Jagat; Maya; Avida; Adhyasa; Moksa;





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