[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Asked of Chatgpt: "Are there any definitions or descriptions that depict a positive ignorance in Sankara's commentary on the Brahma Sutras or classic 10 Upanishads whether in context or otherwise?

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Michael ji.

Pl answer one thing.

What do you intend to gain by proving avidyA as abhAva, when bhAshyakAra
himself has said that abhAva is bhAvarUpa in Brihadaranyak quote shown by
me.

Be specific.

Regards

On Wed, 3 Jul, 2024, 17:34 Michael Chandra Cohen, <
michaelchandra108 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sudhanshu ji, We have been through this dialogue more than once. You are
> making distinctions in non-existence where none can exist. Hare's horn and
> rope/snake are distinct not from the perspective of non-existence but from
> the perspective of existence - one appears, the other not but both are
> equally non-existent.
>