[Advaita-l] A few fundamental questions to the followers of Shri Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati Ji

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Hari Om,

This post is intended to get some basic clarity about the positions held by
Shri SSS ji on some fundamental points. This would avoid confusion. So, I
request SSS ji's followers to answer pointedly on these questions:


   1. Is avidyA triguNAtmikA i.e. composed of three guNAs namely sattva,
   rajas and tamas? *[yes/no]*
   2. Is adhyAsa triguNAtmaka?  *[yes/no]*
   3. Is the thought "I am body" triguNAtmaka?  *[yes/no]*
   4. Is pot-abhAva triguNAtmaka?  *[yes/no]*
   5. Is the remover of avidyA, Brahma-vidyA, triguNAtmikA?  *[yes/no]*
   6. Is mAyA triguNAtmikA?  *[yes/no]*
   7. Is avidyA adhyasta?  *[yes/no]*
   8. Is mAyA adhyasta?  *[yes/no]*
   9. Is avidyA nirvishesha-abhAva like horns of hare OR is avidyA
   savishesha-abhAva like pot-abhAva?
   *[nirvishesha-abhAva/savishesha-abhAva]*
   10. Are avidyA and ajnAna identical?  *[yes/no]*
   11. Is shuddha Brahman the locus (Ashraya) of avidyA?  *[yes/no]*
   12. Is shuddha Brahman the vishaya of avidyA?  *[yes/no]*
   13. As per SSS ji's understanding of mUlAvidyA, whether mUlAvidyA is
   adhyasta?  *[yes/no]*

I request the scholars following SSS ji to answer these questions. As it
can be noticed, the questions are objective and hence response can be
limited to one word. The reasoning is not required. The intent of the post
is to get clarity on the position held by SSS ji on fundamental issues.

Subsequent questions will follow. But the initial response may be
restricted to one word per question.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.