Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Namaste All, On the question of Shankara and the 'isms' am I right in thinking that *vada is the sanskrit for *ism as in vijnanavada, satkaryavada etc. On PG's: Speaking of the razor's edge ye ancient ones out there that shave with with that tool will know that the final critical edge depends on the quality of your stone. The harder the stone the better the edge as those microscopic scratches are polished away. But this is a slow process so the most efficent method is to use the coarser stone first. But if you shave with that edge it will be like unto a hacksaw blade. Best Wishes, Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 advaitin, ombhurbhuva <ombhurbhuva@e...> wrote: > Namaste All, > > On the question of Shankara and the 'isms' am I right > in thinking that *vada is the sanskrit for *ism as in > vijnanavada, satkaryavada etc. > Namaste Michaelji, Good point, and I agree with you. Strictly speaking, Shankara's should be spoken of as 'Mithyavada', and NOT 'Mayavada'. Mithyavada would then be translated as 'Unrealism', rather than 'Illusionism', the latter word used merely as an approximate illustration or simile. I do not think Shankara has ever used Mithya as equivalent to Maya, the latter being an inherent Power' or 'Shakti' of Brahman. Realism in Vedanta is then 'Satyavada'. Mithya is that which is subject to the 6 modifications (ShaDvikAra) - (asti, jAyate, vardhate, vipariNamate, apakShIyate, vinashyati - exists, takes birth, grows, matures, decays, dies). Would anyone have a reference as to when the word 'Mayavada' was used and by whom? Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 respected Sunderji writes... Would anyone have a reference as to when the word 'Mayavada' was used and by whom? who else? but the followers of Goudiya vaishnavism ! and srila Prabhupadha , the leader of the Hare Krishna movement in the west... well, these are just names... 1) mayavadis - a term used by vaishnavites for followers of adi shankara 2) dualists etc... a term used by advaitins for followers of dwaita ! and one should only look at the big picture ... The pure consciousness ... is there one way to realize 'braHman' ? TRUTH IS ONE , PATHS ARE MANY! EKAM SAT, VIPPRA BAHUDA VADANTI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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