[Advaita-l] Today Bhagavan Ramanuja Jayanti too

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

In the Sri Bhashya Maha Siddhanta portion on Ashraya of Avidya  -

सा हि किमाश्रित्य भ्रमं जनयति ? न तावत् जीवमाश्रित्य
अविद्यापरिकल्पितत्वात् जीवभावस्य ।

Here Ramanuja is saying Jeeva cannot be the Ashraya for Avidyaa
because Jeeva is imagined by Avidyaa only. How can Avidyaa have a base
in him?  Jeeva is imagined by Avidyaa and Jeeva has that Avidyaa.
There is Anyonya Ashraya Dosha.

Mandana Mishra in Brahma Sidhhi has cleared Ramanuja's doubt. यत्तु
कस्याविद्येति ? जीवानामिति ब्रूमः । He has given good explanation why
Jeeva is Avidya's Ashraya. There is no Anyonya Ashraya Dosha at all.
Adi Sankara also cleared this same doubt in Prasthana Traya Bhashya.

Mandana Mishra and Adi Sankara both were earlier than Ramanuja.

Question is - Why Ramanuja was not familiar with Brahma Siddhi ? He
should have checked all Purva Paksha Granthas before expressing
doubts.


On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 8:48 PM, kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l
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> PraNAms to all
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> Today is Bhagavan Ramanuja Jayanti too.
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> His Shree Bhashya on Bri Sutra has been considered a brilliant analysis where he considers Advaita doctrine in terms laghu and mahaa purvapaksha before his siddhanta.
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> The emphasis on the Sharanaagati as means of moksha forms the basis of the Vishishtadvaita darshana which was later expanded by Shree Vedanta Deshika.
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> Hari Om!
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