[Advaita-l] Debunking Drishti-Srishti Vada and Eka Jiva Vada - part 1

H S Chandramouli hschandramouli at gmail.com
Wed Jul 26 10:06:22 EDT 2017


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> Namaste Venkatraghavan Ji and Praveen Ji,
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> My conclusion is based on the details of the prakriya given in
> Anubhutuprakasha. Verses 41-51. The details correspond to that in
> Panchadashi. Sri SVBS on book page 209 topic 329-330, first three lines
> refers. Notes on page 208 also may be referred. Three levels of satta are
> recognized in SDV while only two levels are recognized in DSV. Both in the
> prakriya referred to in Anubhutiprakasha and in Panchadashi, three levels
> of satta are recognized. Hence my conclusion.
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> I agree Sri SVBS has not used the terms SDV/DSV by name in respect of
> Anubhutiprakasha. As explained above it is my conclusion.
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> The context is explanation of DSV and SDV. DSV considers satta dvaya only.
> You are also saying the same thing
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> << The first line of the topic clarifies further - In comparison to sattA
> traividhyam (three-fold sattA) which has been taught for weaker students,
> now, in order to establish that sattA is only one, we will talk about the
> lack of any difference between the dream and the waking states. >>.
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> Dream and waking together is one satta, Paramarthika is the second.
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> Reg  << This conclusion is not justified on the evidence presented. A
> comment by one AchArya on the position taken by another AchArya in one work
> does not invalidate the other AchArya's position in another work. >>,
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> Again I don’t understand. I am talking of the same Acharya, Swami
> Vidyaranya, presenting the same prakriyA in two different works, as
> clarified above.
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> Reg  << I am a little lost on how does it mean that Sw. Vidyaranya never
> endorsed DSV? >>,
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> No. I did not mean it that way. This was the only one presented so far as
> evidence that Swami Vidyaranya has endorsed DSV.  I agree I cannot say that
> he has not endorsed it elsewhere. I am not aware of all his works. Nor for
> that matter any other portion of Anubhutiprakasha either.
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> Regards
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