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

[Michael Chandra Cohen]

further, BSbh 2.2.28-31 is wrongly cited

On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM Raja Krishnamurti via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> I agree with Sri. Krishnamoorthy. Ai is only a tool and is created by a
> human. While it does have its uses, I can safely say it is at the level of
> the intellect. Yes, we have made advances in Ai particularly on the medical
> diagnosis. But it has still ways to go before it can be compared to a Guru.
> Ai is the perception average of many , but not all as in samashti. Avidyā
> is absence of Vidya and has no existence of its own.
> With Best regards,Raja Krishnamurti
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>
>
> On Sunday, July 6, 2025, 12:21 AM, R Krishnamoorthy via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> Dears
> Yes.AI is not to be relied upon .It can be used to get informations from
> various sources which are in the internet but it is not be taken as
> authentic or reliable.AI is only a tool and useful tool is undeniable.But
> it is not a guru.
> R.Krishnamoorthy.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 06-Jul-2025, at 6:46 AM, Jaishankar Narayanan via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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
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