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Advaita, Visistadvaita and Dvaita

 

How did the three systems of Vedanta philosophy, namely Advaita, Visishtadvaita

and Dvaita come about?

 

 

What is the Bheda sruti?

 

 

What are the passages in the Vedas which come under the category of bheda sruti?

 

 

What is Abheda sruti?

 

 

What are the passages in the veda that describe the Abhedasruti?

 

 

What is Ghataka sruti?

 

 

Name the passages from the Vedas, which are in the nature of Ghataka sruti?

 

 

Why is this called Antaryami Brahmana?

 

 

Why are the above passages of the Vedas called ghataka sruti?

 

 

How do we then interpret the abheda sruti?

 

 

Explain a little more on Abheda Sruti?

 

 

So, what is the final conclusion on Abheda Sruthi?

 

 

What is the meaning of the word "Advaita"?

 

 

What is the meaning of the word "Visishtadvaita"?

 

 

What is the meaning of the word" Dvaita"?

 

 

How do the Advaitins explain the various passages in the Vedas, which do not

support their philosophy? In other words, how do they explain the bheda srutis

which say that Jivatma and Paramatma are different?

 

 

How do Vishistadvaitin's rebut the argument of Advaitins that abheda srutis

supersede the bheda srutis?

 

 

How do the Dvaitins explain the abheda srutis, which are against their

philosophy - that Jivatma and Paramatma are eternally different?

 

 

What is Vishistadvaitins answer to this argument?

 

 

So, what is the speciality of Visishtadvaita vis-a-vis Advaita and Dvaita?

 

 

What does the term 'maya' mean?

 

 

But certainly, one is seeing the world; and one sees the various things in the

world, with our eyes. Then how can this world be called an illusion?

 

 

What are the three types of reality - according to them?

 

 

What is the second category of reality, according to Advaitins?

 

 

What is the third category of reality, according to them?

 

 

Please sum up the Advaitins' view point on Maya and Reality.

 

 

What is the stand point of Visishtadvaitins on this?

 

 

What is our argument to say that the world is real?

 

 

What do the Vedas say about the reality of the world?

 

 

Then how do the Advaitins say that they have also the authority of the

Upanishads, for the world being an illusion?

 

 

Any other quotations from the Upanishads which describes "BRAHMAN"?

 

 

Apart from the Upanishads, what do the Smritis say?

 

 

What are the arguments of Advaitins to say that the world is not real?

 

 

How do we get over this Objection?

 

 

Do the examples given in the Chandogya Upanishad, of mud and mud pot, gold and

jewels, iron and knife, justify that the world is real?

 

 

what is the explaination for , some of the Upanishads saying that the world is

an illusion?

 

 

How does one justify the reality of the world?

 

 

What is the explaination of the dreams that one sees in his sleep?

 

 

Can the jivatma create the objects in the dream?

 

 

What are the reasons for the creation of these objects in the dream, which give

us pain or pleasure?

 

 

What are the reasons for the creation of these objects in the dream, which give

us pain or pleasure?

 

 

What is the difference between these two Brahmans according to The Advaitins?

 

 

What is our philosophy in this regard?

 

 

What about the identity of Jivatma and Brahman?

 

 

How can one say that Brahman has all auspicious qualities?

 

 

What passages in Upanishads support this argument?

 

 

How can the passages saying Brahman has no qualities can be interpreted?

 

 

The Advaitins say that the words "Tattavamasi" proves the identity of Jivatma

and Paramatma". How can we intepret this?

 

 

Chandogya Upanishad says that Brahman was the only one. There was no second.

Does this mean that the world is not real; that the Jivatmas are not real; that

everything except Paramatma in unreal?

 

 

Does it mean that the Jivatma does not have all these good qualities like

Brahman and that he is fully or mostly all evil?

 

 

What are these auspicious qualities?

 

 

What is the concept of liberation or salvation, according to Advaita?

 

 

Then, is it possible for salvation in this world itself, according to Advaita?

 

 

Is there the concept of Sri Vaikunta or Paramapada, in Advaita?

 

 

In the Upanishads, the journey of Jivatma to paramapada is described in detail.

How does the Advaitin explain this?

 

 

What is our concept of salvation?

 

 

What are the "great sentences" (maha vakyas)in the Vedas?

 

 

What are these sentences?

 

 

How do we interpret these sentences, as supporting the Visishtadvaita

philosophy?

 

 

How can these "maha vakyas", be interpreted on the basis of body/soul

relationship?

 

 

The Advaitins say that the Upanishad sentence "Neti, Neti" ('not so', 'not so')

shows that God has no attributes (nirguna). How do we explain this text in the

Upanishad?

 

 

What are the seven inconsistencies (anupapatti)?

 

 

In the Dvaita system of philosophy, who is accepted as the supreme deity or

Paramatma?

 

 

Is He having attributes or qualities? Or, is He without attributes, Nirguna?

 

 

Who creates and destroys this world?

 

 

Do they accept the body also for Brahman?

 

 

Do they accept the avataras of Narayana?

 

 

What is the position of Lakshmi, according to Dvaitins?

 

 

Is Lakshmi's soul atomic or vibhu - all pervading?

 

 

Does the Dvaita system accept the reality of the world?

 

 

What about the Jivatmas?

 

 

What is their view, regarding salvation?

 

 

Is their concept of moksha the same as for -Visishtadvaitins?

 

 

What are the means for attaining salvation?

 

 

What is the relationship between Jivatma and Paramatma?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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