BUDDHISM, ADVAITA AND DVAITA – 4
श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः The following is the fourth Buddhist verse quoted by Sri Madhvacharya in his ‘Tattvodyota’, as stated by Dr.BNK Sharma, in support of the stand that Advaita is no different from...
View ArticleBuddhism, Advaita and Dvaita – 5
n the series examining the eight Buddhist verses Sri Madhvacharya has quoted in his Tattvodyota (as reported by Dr.BNK Sharma) in support of his stand that Advaita is not any different from Buddhism...
View ArticleWHAT IS ‘APRAAKRTAM’?
श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः Whenever a reference is made to the body/attributes of Brahman/Ishwara/avatAra it is said to be ‘aprAkRta’. It would be beneficial to know exactly what this term means. The...
View ArticleBuddhism, Advaita and Dvaita – 6 (Concluded)
In conclusion of this series we reiterate that the eight verses, quoted by Sri Madhvacharya from a Buddhist source with a view to show that Advaita is only a re-presentation of Buddhism, can be seen to...
View ArticleWORKSHOP ON ‘VIVEKACHUDAMANI’ AT BANGALORE
Reproduced below is a post giving details of a workshop on the Vivekachudamani and Nyaya darshana. All the Indian darshanas will be covered in special lectures. Dears Here is a rare opportunity for...
View ArticleARRIVING AT THE TRUTH – THE METHOD OF THE SHAASTRAM/SAMPRADAYA
From the above two instances it is clear that according to Shankara the right knowledge, whether it is with reference to oneself or with regard to the world, involves a 'bAdha', a negation in the form...
View ArticlenyAyAmRta – advaita siddhi workshop
Namaste. Following the announcement I had made about the event, I attended the workshop yesterday. It was a well-conducted and well-attended event. There was a very active participation in the...
View Article’APACCHEDA NYAYA VAISHAMYAM’ A BOOK IN SANSKRIT
अपच्छेदन्यायवैषम्यम् is the title of a book, in Sanskrit, newly released by the Purna prajna samshodhana mandiram, Bangalore. This book is a detailed report of a meet held in this institution in March...
View Article‘ISHWARA’ IN ADVAITA – A BRIEF NOTE
The word ‘Ishwara’ has not just one meaning in Advaita/Vedanta. Contextually it takes different meanings and that is the reason why we have to keep the global vision while trying to understand the...
View ArticleAN INSTANCE OF ADVAITA WRONGLY COMPREHENDED
On page 13 of the document available at the following URL is a remark made by Late Sri Vidyamanya Tirtha Swamiji, the then Head of two Madhwa Mutts at...
View ArticleAdvaita THE Vedanta
श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमःIn the short work 'vyAsatAtparyanirNayaH' the author Sri AyyaNNa DikShitaH (18th Century A.D.) establishes after much deliberation that it is Advaita alone that is called by the term...
View ArticleAdvaita THE Vedanta – 2
The following post was found in the URL: http://dvaita.info/pipermail/dvaita-list_dvaita.info/2012-July/004272.html Here it is copied and taken up for a short analysis purely with a view to show how...
View ArticleALL SCHOOLS RESOLVE IN ADVAITA
It would be interesting to note that: Just as in Advaita,in Dvaita(D) and VishiTAdvaita (VA) too there is no independent existence/reality to the jiva-jagat. While Advaita uses ‘vyavaharika satyam’...
View Articleषड्विधतात्पर्यलिङ्गानि – The Six-fold determinatory indicatory marks
षड्विधतात्पर्यलिङ्गानि श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः पूर्वमीमांसाशास्त्रोक्तषद्विधतात्पर्यलिङ्गानि वेदान्तशास्त्रे एवम् सङ्गृहीतानि सन्ति - उपक्रमोपसंहारावभ्यासोऽपूर्वता फलम् । अर्थवादोपपत्ती च लिङ्गं...
View ArticleTamil Talk by Vidwan Mani Dravid SastrigaL
Namaste. During the recent Vidwat Sadas in the presence of the Sringeri Acharya Dr. Mani Dravid SastrinaH delivered a talk on the ‘AnandamayAdhikaraNam’ of the Brahmasutra bhashyam. This talk was in...
View ArticleWORKSHOP ON VEDANTA PARIBHASHA, ETC. BANGALORE
Namaste I have received the following notification from Dr.A.V.Nagasampige, Director, PPSM, Bangalore, for intimation of the workshop. Those interested could plan to attend the workshop. The medium of...
View ArticleA BOOK ON MAHAVAKYA VICHARA
Namaste Reproducing here an announcement posted by Sri Siva Senani Nori in the Bharatiya Vidvat Parishad: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/bvparishat/nn5pkDyebog // Br. Sri. Ve. Mu....
View ArticleBONDAGE AND LIBERATION – LOGICAL OR ILLOGICAL?
The following is sourced from http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUMADHWASEVA/message/23121 // See the beauty of how Mahan Sri Vijayeendra Tirtha (Paramaguru of Sri Raghavendra Tirtha) explains the...
View ArticleA SHORT ESSAY ON ‘BRAHMAN AND MAAYAA’
A new file has been uploaded in the Files section of the Advaitin List. Those interested may access the file from the URL given below: Description : Is Brahman associated with mAyA always? (By a...
View ArticleKATHOPANISHAT ARTICLE SERIES – 24
Please read the Part 24 of the Kathopanishat article series here: http://advaita-academy.org/Articles/kaThopaniShad-Series-Part—24.ashx Thanks
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