Guest guest Posted October 21, 2002 Report Share Posted October 21, 2002 In Sphota philosophy, language itself is considered as the creator and sustainer of the world cycles. Bhartrhari considers language to be intimately connected with the mind as one cannot think without a language. Does this strain of thought reveal any connection with the Vijnaanavaada Buddhist theory which considers the world as a creation of the mind? If mind and language exist only in relation to each other, then sphota theory regarding shabda Brahman as the creator of the world, would only be a substitution of language in place of the mind. Is Bhartrhari influenced by Vijnaanavaada - atleast in this particular aspect of "world creation"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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