[Advaita-l] A discussion on sAkshi-bhAsyatva of ajnAna and ajnAna-vyAvartaka-vishaya

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste,

in continuation to the previous mail, the following is posted for a
snapshot of the key ideas:

The crux is as under:

1. Only pot is not sAkshi-bhAsya.

2. Only ajnAna is not sAkshi-bhAsya.

3. jnAtatva-vishishTa-pot and ajnAtatva-vishishTa-pot are sAkshI-bhAsya.

4. There is no such time when only pot, devoid of either jnAtatva or
ajnAtatva, exists.

4. pot-vishishTa-ajnAna is sAkshi-bhAsya.

5. Role of pramANa is to bring about jnAtatva by removing ajnAtatva.

6. The ajnAtatva is beginningless.

7. ajnAtatva-vishishTa-pot is always illuminated by sAkshI till
jnAtatva comes about.

8. The expression "aham ajnah" has bhAvarUpa-ajnAna as its vishaya.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.