[Advaita-l] [advaitin] what is abhava?

[V Subrahmanian]

Dear Sudhamshu ji,

I appreciate your response.  I think to hold Ajnana to be
triguNAtmika makes it matter/kShetram of the 13th ch. of the Bh.Gita.

warm regards
subbu

On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Namaste Subbu ji.
>
> //That proves beyond doubt that the Shruti, Shankara and Sureshwara - all
> hold Ajnana to be a material, bhAvarUpa entity.//
>
> I think, by this instance, we can hold that -- ajnAna is an
> abhAva-vilakshaNa entity. The fact that it is presided by a devatA proves
> that ajnAna is abhAva-vilakshaNa entity.
>
> That is it.
>
> Should we say that it is a material entity? Because that would be
> contradictory to bhAva-vilakshaNatA of ajnAna.
>
> ajnAna is both bhAva-vilakshaNa and abhAva-vilakshaNa. The instances
> quoted by you prove its abhAva-vilakshaNatA imho.
>
> It is a very crucial point I feel.
>
> Regards.
> Sudhanshu Shekhar.
>
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