[Advaita-l] Some thoughts on qualifiers - upAdhi, upalakshaNa, visheShaNa

[H S Chandramouli]

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> Visheshana  and  upadhi  are terms used in respect of a subject, kArya
> (vastu) and not in respect of a kriya (action). Speaking or seeing  is a
> kriya (action) and hence the two terms are not used in that context. Ghata
> is an upAdhi in the case of ghatAkAsha. Ghata does not form part of
> ghatAkAsha but differentiates it from the rest of AkAsha.  Vedanta
> Paribhasha  cites  ear-cavity as upAdhi in respect of sense of  hearing
> (shrOtrEndriya)  a definition adopted by NaiyAyikAs,  “ ether as defined
> by the ear-cavity is the sense of hearing”.  In this definition of
> shrOtrEndriya, ear-cavity is not part of it but only the ether limited by
> it but serves to differentiate it from the rest of ether.
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> My understanding.
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> Regards
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