[Advaita-l] mithyA and abhAva chatuShTaya

[S Venkatraman]

Pranams Sir,

Can you please let me know what is meant by 2-Satta and 3-Satta vada? Many thanks and regards,

Venkatraman

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> On 01-Sep-2015, at 10:19 am, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
> Pranams.
> 
> As I mentioned in my earlier mail, rope-snake illustration is given for
> understanding what is meant by experienced nonexistence. It is not in the
> context of 2-satta or 3-satta vada.  Whether 2-satta vada or 3-satta vada,
> what I have mentioned earlier about Mithyatvam is applicable.
> 
> Regards
> 
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Durga Janaswamy <janaswamy2001 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hari Om,
>> Pranams
>> 
>> Your observation looks like a case of 2-satta vada.    Is your observation
>> same even in case of 3-satta vada?
>> 
>> Rope-snake illustration -- is it an example of 2-satta vada   or   3-satta
>> vada?
>> 
>> Thank you and regards
>> -- durga prasad
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>>> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:59:32 +0530
>>> Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] mithyA and abhAva chatuShTaya
>>> From: hschandramouli at gmail.com
>>> To: janaswamy2001 at hotmail.com; advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> There is no correspondence between mithya ( मिथ्या ) and abhava
>>> chatushtaya ( अभाव चतुष्टय ) . AtyantAbhAva ( अत्यन्ताभाव ) corresponds
>>> to asat ( असत् absolute nonexistence ) of vedanta. Other three abhAvAs
>>> are not considered valid in vedanta. Mithya ( मिथ्या ) is sat-asat
>>> vilakshana ( सदसद्विलक्षण different from both sat and asat ) . It can
>>> be explained as experienced nonexistence as opposed to asat (असत् ) (
>>> atyantAbhAva अत्यन्ताभाव ) which can be explained as nonexperienced
>>> nonexistence. The common illustration cited for purposes of
>>> understanding is that of rope-serpent. However , according to vedanta ,
>>> entire Creation comes under the category of experienced nonexistence (
>>> jaganmithya ) .
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 7:07 AM, Durga Janaswamy via Advaita-l
>>> <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org<mailto:
>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>>
>>> wrote:
>>> मिथ्या  and  अभाव चतुष्टय
>>> 
>>> mithyA  is characterized by abhAva  chatuShTaya
>>> 
>>> abhAva chatuShTaya are
>>> 
>>> 1. prAgabhAva  प्रागभाव
>>> 
>>> 2. pradhavMsAbhAva  प्रधव्ंसाभाव
>>> 
>>> 3. anyonyAbhAva   अन्योन्याभाव
>>> 
>>> 4. atyantAbhAva  अत्यन्ताभाव
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Please explain abhAva chatuShTaya and mithyA.   What is the exact
>>> sentence used to say that mithyA has abhAva chatuShTaya?
>>> 
>>> thank you and regards
>>> -- durga prasad
>>> 
>>> 
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