[Advaita-l] adhyAsa = avidya? (adhyAsa as the root cause of evil)

[Raghavendra N Kalyan]

Dear Kartik and Venkat,
 
Is not adhyAsa the same as avidya? (vide AchArya's BSB)

How can avidya be the cause of adhyAsa when avidya itself requires adhyAsa?
 

Sri Kartik wrote - 
 

>AFAIK, adhyAsa is not the root cause of evil. 
>The words "good" and "evil" are used in relation to action (Karma)
>alone. In advaita, karma is a product of kAma (desire), which in turn
>is a product of avidyA. (avidyA --> kAma --> karma)

>-Kartik

Sri Venkat wrote -

>In my humble opinion, in the causal chain, Adhyasa should come in 
>between Kama and Avidya.
 
>Kama happens because of Adhyasa, taking the unreal as real. And >Adhyasa 
>happens because of Avidya.


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