[Advaita-l] Today Bhagavan Ramanuja Jayanti too

[V Subrahmanian]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:23 AM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste
>
> In the Sri Bhashya Maha Siddhanta portion on Ashraya of Avidya  -
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> सा हि किमाश्रित्य भ्रमं जनयति ? न तावत् जीवमाश्रित्य
> अविद्यापरिकल्पितत्वात् जीवभावस्य ।
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> Here Ramanuja is saying Jeeva cannot be the Ashraya for Avidyaa
> because Jeeva is imagined by Avidyaa only. How can Avidyaa have a base
> in him?  Jeeva is imagined by Avidyaa and Jeeva has that Avidyaa.
> There is Anyonya Ashraya Dosha.
>

One may refer to the following post in the above connection:

http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/2011-December/029976.html

regards
subrahmanian.v

>
> Mandana Mishra in Brahma Sidhhi has cleared Ramanuja's doubt. यत्तु
> कस्याविद्येति ? जीवानामिति ब्रूमः । He has given good explanation why
> Jeeva is Avidya's Ashraya. There is no Anyonya Ashraya Dosha at all.
> Adi Sankara also cleared this same doubt in Prasthana Traya Bhashya.
>
> Mandana Mishra and Adi Sankara both were earlier than Ramanuja.
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> Question is - Why Ramanuja was not familiar with Brahma Siddhi ? He
> should have checked all Purva Paksha Granthas before expressing
> doubts.
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> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 8:48 PM, kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l
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> > PraNAms to all
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> > Today is Bhagavan Ramanuja Jayanti too.
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> > His Shree Bhashya on Bri Sutra has been considered a brilliant analysis
> where he considers Advaita doctrine in terms laghu and mahaa purvapaksha
> before his siddhanta.
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> > The emphasis on the Sharanaagati as means of moksha forms the basis of
> the Vishishtadvaita darshana which was later expanded by Shree Vedanta
> Deshika.
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