On the concept of cosmic illusion (Maya) in Advaita philosophy. Found inside – Page 138According to Sankara, the world is not unreal but we misperceive it because of our ignorance, and because of the power of Maya. We see the world, ... Here are the chief riches of more than 3,000 years of Indian philosophical thought-the ancient Vedas, the Upanisads, the epics, the treatises of the heterodox and orthodox systems, the commentaries of the scholastic period, and the ... Found inside – Page 185The analysis of the totality of existences , according to Sankara , thus leads us to two factors , mutually contrasted by ... This error is removed by Sankara and his school by their doctrine of Maya , according to which the universal process is no ... Found inside – Page 47Maya is explained in many ways . One of the most important forms is that of the illusion - producing ignorance . According to Sankara there is the will to create the Appearance . This is positive ignorance called bhava - rupa - ajnanam . Found inside – Page 120that wherever the supercommentators of Sankara's works indicate that ... The affix “ .maya , ” according to Sankara , denotes modification just as in the ... Found inside – Page xcviSankara's explanation seems to deserve preference, in the case of others Ram&- nu^u seems to keep closer to the text. ... According to Sankara the Sutra signifies that the environments of the dreaming soul are not real but mere Maya, i. e. ... Found inside – Page 23Raja Rao agrees with Sankara that maya conceals the real ( rope ) and projects the unreal ( snake ) . The world , according to Sankara , looks real because ... Found inside – Page 146According to Sankara, the term 'Brahman' is etymologically derived from brh ... For this reason, the world is described by Sankara as illusion (maya). This is true of modern Indian philosophers, like Sri Aurobindo and Dr. Radhakrishnan, as well. Found inside – Page 78As far as I understand, here Sankara might have thought that this Maya ;s nothing but the God's power, and that is why it should not be confused. ... So according to me, Sankara has given first the etymological meaning of Maya. Then he ... Found inside – Page 202One day to test Sankara's maya ( illusion ) the raja of Theri who was his host , set against him a rogue elephant . On seeing it , Sankara immediately ... According to Advaita-Vedanta, God or Brahman is identical with the inner self (the Atman) of each person, while the rest of the world is nothing but objective illusion (maya). Comparative study on Sankaracarya and Aurobindo Ghose, 1872-1950, exponents of Indic philosophy. Found inside – Page 12According to Sankara, the notable proponent of the Vedanta school, the relation between the ... Sankara explains lila in terms of the concept of maya. Found inside – Page 110The Maya generated being of the ego is necessarily finite and limited because it ... of the ultimate Reality, according to Advaita Vedanta (Sankara 1972). Found inside – Page 84To Sankara the criterion of truth is experience. To the worldly man, according to Sankara, maya is not a subject of experience. But to the seeker of Brahman ... Found inside – Page 15Third, Sankara recognized Brahman and not adrstas as the prime cause of all things. According to Sankara, the universe is an enchanting interplay of maya, ... According to Advaita-Vedanta, God or Brahman is identical with the inner self (the Atman) of each person, while the rest of the world is nothing but objective illusion (maya). Found inside – Page 64According to Sankara's non-dualistic interpretation, the one indivisible ... paradox is simply a statement of fact – a fact which Sankara calls maya. Found inside – Page 110Samkara almost certainly understands this in a subtly different sense, but, ... eagerly interprets Gaudapada's teaching on maya to mean that the changeless ... Found inside – Page 217Hence arises the necessity of the doctrine of maya or avidya for Sankara . But what is maya or avidya according to Sankara ? It is in his opinion something unspeakable which can be characterized neither as tatva nor other than tatva but still in ... About the Book : This book aims to give an exposition of basic tenets of Advaitism as propounded by Sankara in a succinct yet comprehensive manner. Found inside – Page 359According to Sankara, because the world of plurality appears, maya is not unreal, and because maya disappears with the rising of knowledge of the nondual ... Found inside – Page 69According to Sankara, the lower level of experience is maya, often translated as 'illusion'. It is important to understand exactly what is meant by this. In this book you will discover the long history of nondualism, from its first roots in the Indian Upanishads, to its expression in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta, to its most modern-day expressions in the West. Found inside – Page 37According to Radhakrishnan , Sankara “ regards the absolute as pure being and makes the world an accidental appearance ( vivarta ) of it ” while Rāmānuja ... Found inside – Page 2442 Sankara explains gala, snare, by maya. The verse must be corrected, according to Sankara's commentary: ya eko galavan isata isanibhilz sarvaii llokzin ... Found inside – Page 88The word maya is often understood in the sense of 'world illusion'. ... According to Sankara, therefore, as Zaehner says, “Brahman as Absolute Reality is ... Found inside – Page 13338 MAYA 38 A Danava (demon) who is a great architect and builder. ... According to Sankara, the world is not unreal but we misperceive it because of our ... As an introduction to their detailed study this book will serve a valuable purpose. S. RADHAKRISHNAN Benares, 25 July, 1943. PREFACE This book was prepared by me as the Say a ji Rao Fellow of the University. Found inside – Page 337Third Level or Self ( Mind ) According to Samkara , in the mano - maya or “ of - mind - consisting " self , the term manas , “ mind ” , refers to the antah ... A commentary on Bādarayaṇa's Brahmasūtra. Found inside – Page 138The Vedanta which is to be studied for the sake of self - knowledge teaches that the inner self of the aspirant is not other than Brahman the sole reality , consciousness and bliss . According to Advaita , maya is the material cause of the world . Found inside – Page 21One identified with Brahman does not see even a trace of Maya. ... According to Sankaracharya the universe of names and forms cannot be denied as a fact of ... Found inside – Page 88“ For Sankara ( Vedanta ) there is no being but Being . ' His conception of Being is that of a fullness ( purnam ) of being according to the Ode of the ... Found inside – Page 96The reflection of Brahman as according to Samkara, is due to A. Avidya B. Adhyasa C. Vyavahara 152. The cause of the power of Maya, according to Samkara, ... Found inside – Page 122According to Sankara, the lower level of experience is maya, often translated as 'illusion'. It is important to understand exactly what is meant by this. Both The Works Are Vedanta. As Everybody Knows No Philosophy Of The World Has Opened Such Wide Vista To A Philosophic Seeker As Vedanta. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Found inside – Page 405As the atman and the Brahman are the same according to Sankara, realization of ... they are constituted by Maya and are subject to the laws of space, time, ... Found inside – Page 78... all else is illusion (Maya). According to Sankara, we apprehend only the deceptive appearance of things when we rely on our senses for knowledge. Found inside – Page 177For them, Maya was the “power of the infinite consciousness to comprehend, contain in itself and measure out” and also the || 16 According to Shankara, ... This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.