[Advaita-l] [advaitin] The Upanishad and Shankara hold 'tamas' darkness, to be a 'thing.'

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

>
> Namaste Chandramouli ji.

No no. In the case of rope-snake illustration, both chakshu-vishayatva
> (pramAtri-gamyatva)  AND sAkshi-bhAsya are relevant. Location is
> pramAtri-gamya and *object* is sAkshi-bhAsya. Same is the case with
> cognition of darkness. Darkness needs chakshu sannikarsha.That is not
> denied.
>
Darkness needs chakshu-saanikarsha with what? Which is the entity which is
chakshu-vishaya? ChitsukhI is clearly saying that darkness is
chakshu-vishaya.

The case of illusory snake is tUlAvidyA-kAtya. Darkness is mUlAvidyA-kArya.


In all cases, what is produced by avidyA directly is sAkshi bhAsya. Be it
> the object *rope-snake* or *darkness* which is produced directly by avidyA
> and not through pancha bhUtAs.
>

It not the blue-rUpa of darkness a product of avidyA directly? Is not the
blue-rUpa chakshu-vishaya?

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.