[Advaita-l] vidyA in the chhaandOgyOpanishhad

[Anbu sivam2]

'Knowledge' as the meaning of Vidya is a narrow translation.  Here Vidhya
has to be understood as that which brings about a change.

Regards,
Anbu


On 8/17/07, Guy Werlings <werlings.guy at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
> sarvebhyo namaH |
>
> Here is one more question from the confused Frenchie: in the well known
> passages of the famous chhaandOgyOpanishhad known as sadvidyA (VI.8.1),
> bhUmavidyA (VII.12.1 - VII.13.1), daharavidyA (VIII.3.2), samprasAdavidyA
> (VIII.11.1), does the word vidyA has the usual meaning of "knowledge" (
> M-W: f. knowledge (cf. %{kAla-jAta-v-}) , science , learning , scholarship ,
> philosophy RV. &c. &c. - any knowledge whether true or false).
>
>
>
> Although I cannot provide more accurate reference, I have read or heard or
> maybe just "remember" that some translators or commentators would have
> hinted that in the above context vidyA would as a fact mean meditation
> "upAsana(?)".
>
> Is sadvidyA knowledge of Being or meditation upon Being?
>
> Is samprasAdavidyA knowledge or meditation upon the soul during deep sleep
> ChUp. MBh. &c. (M-W.)?
>
>
>
> In the Sanskrit-French dictionary of Mr Gérard Huet, mainly based upon M-W
> as far as I can see, upAsana in addition of the sense of meditation is said
> to carry the meaning of knowledge. True or not?
>
>
>
> Has SrI BhagavadpAda said something in his bhAshhya-s as to this point?
>
> Any clarification on the subject would be helpful and highly appreciated.
>
>
>
> dhanyavAdaH |
>
> praNAm-s
>
> Guy W.
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