Re: Let's collect not ISKCON-related VAISHNAVA sites here, pls.
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté Sahasranama
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Sahasranama
There was an interview on Hinduism Today from an acharya of Sri Vallabha sampradaya, he said that the philosophy of the Srimad Bhagavatam is more in line with the advaita of Kashmir Shaivism than that of the advaita of Shankaracharya (mayavada).
Any thoughts on this?
If we view the śrīmad bhāgavataṁ mahāpurāṇa wisdom to that of kaśmir śaivism one whould need to know the areas of comparision.
Hence I can do no justice to this question without due consideration of what to compare.
Yet ādi¹ śaṃkara-ji's view of advaita vedānta ( some call śāntabrahmavāda) is different then kaśmir śaivism. I say this without
judgement of it being better, good, bad, or the like.
There are several areas of difference:
- In śāntabrahmavāda there is a view that brahman is niskriya (inactive) vs. brahman with spanda ( throb ) see this HDF Post if you are interested: http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53031&postcount=5
- Followers are sometimes called brahmavādin-s or advaitavādin
- In śāntabrahmavāda māyā is neither real or unreal ; In kaśmir śaivism the universe is perfectly real and māyā is the play and display of śakti.
- Some even say the universe is mithyā ( false) ; In kaśmir śaivism the universe is śiva-rūpa ( the form of śiva, the Supeme, Consciousness)
- In śāntabrahmavāda the notion of adviyā ( ignorance) is removed by vidyā (knowledge); I see only slight differences here, but offer the following for your consideration.
- This vidyā is the sum of śravaṇa¹ (learning) , manana¹(reflection) and nidihyāsana¹ (deep meditation).
- In kaśmir śaivism there is intellectual ignorance bauddha¹ ajñāna and there is pauruṣa ajñāna , that ignornce that is inherent in the human.
- There is the slight difference between the two. In kaśmir śaivism there is the strong value and adherence to knowlege. Knowlege provides the foundation for liberation to stick, stay, not erode. Both bauddha¹ ajñāna and pauruṣa ajñāna must fall away for mukti to bloom completely.
- The thought is one can achieve samādhi and make it stick, but it will erode if one's knowledge is not firmly established. Like holding a diamond in one's hand and thinking it a broken piece of glass.
There are a few other points that can be offered, but thought these were germane to the conversation at hand.
praṇām
words
- ādi means beginning, or 1st; some also like to use ādī meaning to shine upon.
- śravaṇa - the act of hearing ; also that which is heard which is śruti i.e. iti śravaṇāt - because it is so heard or revealed
- manana -thinking , reflection , thought , intelligence , understanding ; it can also be homage , reverence
- nididhyāsana - profund deep meditation
- bauddha relating to intellect or understanding
- mukti final liberation or emancipation = mokṣa
Last edited by yajvan; 08 November 2010 at 08:54 PM.
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