[Advaita-l] Avidya is virodha or abhava 3 - "All types of abhAva are also bhAvarUpa only"

[Jaishankar Narayanan]

Namaste Ji,

I do not want to reply to AI generated content as it does not have any
validity for us. But since there is a glaring error in this post I just
want to point it out.

On Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM Michael Chandra Cohen <
michaelchandra108 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Namaste Jaishankarji and all,
> I am sorry but chat's arguments cannot be ignored. The prompt is not doubt
> polemic but the response is rich manana backed by seemingly proper textual
> support.
> 🪙 4. Śaṅkara Explicitly Denies Bhāvarūpatva of Avidyā
>
> This is the death blow to the opponent’s position.
>
> In *Brahmasūtra Bhāṣya 2.1.14*, Śaṅkara says:
>
> *"nāvidyā nāma kaścid vastusvabhāvaḥ..."*
> "There is no such thing as avidyā having an essential nature
> (vastu-svarūpa)."
>
>
> The above quote is not present anywhere in Brahmasutra. AI is known to
generate fake content but you are posting here without verifying
it yourself. In fact BS Bh 2.1.14 is one of the clinching Bhashyas for
MulAvidyA being bIjashakti and it being non different from mAyA.  Please
post your own content here and not copy paste from AI. You may use AI for
your own understanding but verify everything and present your own
understanding.

with love and prayers,
Jaishankar