[Advaita-l] Shankara and DrishTi-SrishTi vAda

[Ravi Kiran]

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Namaste Sri Ravi Kiran,
>
>
>> is it that the vyavahAra sattA is the only reality they are aware, as
>> they are not introduced to paramArthika sattA
>>
>  No, they consider 3 levels of reality (paramArthika, vyAvahArika,
> prAtibhAsika) - and hence consider DSV as untenable.
>
>>
>> Their contention is precisely because Shankara makes a distinction
>>> between vyAvahArika sattA of the waking state and prAtibhAsika sattA of the
>>> dream state, he rejects drishTi-srishTi,
>>>
>>
>>  Could not relate to this in BS 2.2.28 bhAshya nor from the perspective
>> shared by you in the paper below ..
>>
>> This point is based on any other reference ?
>>
>
> This is what Martha Doherty says in her paper whose reference was provided:
>
> "PrakAsAnanda (1550– 1600), an Advaita AcArya, propounds this view
> predominantly, and other AcAryas advance it on occasion when the context is
> purely paramArthika. Indeed, from the paramArthika standpoint, there is
> no avidya  at all. Such a view, however, does not account for the empirical
> reality (vyavaharika-satta ),
>

hmm

> which is why Sankara argues against it, and in favor of a view that does
> (srsti-drsti).  Sankara holds that the world is not a creation of the
> observer (drsti-srsti), but rather, is seen because it is there
> (srsti-drsti)."
>
The point is that the waking state cannot be held to be any more real than
> the dream state.
>

True..

Now I get the perspective for the article you posted earlier today..

Thanks and Warm Regards,


> Regards,
> Venkatraghavan
>
> On 5 May 2016 3:59 a.m., "Ravi Kiran" <ravikiranm108 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Presumably, the train of logic is as follows: , the natural
>>>> inclination is....
>>>>
>>>> It seems that those following such logic are ignorant of the
>>>> paramArthika satta vs vyavahArika satta discussed in prasthAna traya by
>>>> bhAshyakAra ..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:25 PM, Venkatraghavan S via Advaita-l <
>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I was asked about the apparent refutation of DrishTi-SrishTi vAda in
>>>>> ShankarAchArya's prasthAna traya bhAshya. Please find below a link to a
>>>>> paper that discusses this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.mediafire.com/download/4q9e6s9a99k9rye/Shankaracharya_and_Drishti_Srishti_Vada_4-May-2016.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Venkatraghavan
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