[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Kilogram concluded

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste Venkat ji.

Is it right to say the following for *vishesha-abhAva* *like* *pot-abhava*
etc in advaita siddhAnta:

1. prAk-abhAva, dhvamsa-abhAva and anyonya-abhAva are not admitted.

2. only atyanta-abhAva is admitted.

3. This atyanta-abhAva is adhikaraNa-swarUpa and not some other mithyA
vastu than adhikaraNa.

*For nirvishesha-abhAva like horns of hare:*

1. It is nihswarUpa, vastu-shUnya and it is expressed as vikalpa.

*Role of anupalabdhi-pramANa*

1. abhAva is adhikaraNa-swarUpa. Yet, it cannot be pratyaksha-pramANa-vedya
as pratyaksha is utilised for adhikaraNa-jnAna as itself (adhikaraNa)
(भूतलत्वेन भूतल-ज्ञान) whereas anupalabdhi is utilised for adhikaraNa-jnAna
as abhAva (घटाभावत्वेन-भूतल-ज्ञान)

Wherever the usage of praak-abhAva etc is used in Advaita to define or
prove some concept, it is mandatorily by making use of concepts of other
system. It does not show our own acceptance of these as some entities.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.