[INDOLOGY] Mayavada (was Lines to an Advaitin)

Thu Apr 9 16:59:25 UTC 2020

>  *māyāvāda* indeed does not to belong to the many *vāda*s alluded to by
Śaṅkara himself, and especially
 to those by which he refers to his own teaching (*veda-*, *vedānta-*,
*brahma-*, *ātma-vāda*). As pointed out by Paul Hacker,
Śaṅkara has no specific theory of *māyā* (at least in the
*Brahmasūtrabhāṣya*), but mostly uses the term in similes (much like the
Buddhists).

--- Not to contradict the view " Śaṅkara has no specific theory of *māyā" ,
*but just to remember occasions where he gives meaning of the word,
resorting to his favourite etymological approach, picking up from my father
(Sitaramanjaneyulu Paturi)'s notes to his Telugu commentary on Viveka
Chudamani,

अक्षरः - भगवन्मायाशक्तिः - क्षराख्यस्य ( वैराजस्य ) पुरुषस्य उत्पत्तिबीजम्
- अनेक्संसारिजन्तुकामकर्मादिसंस्काराश्रयः ( गीताभाष्य -15 अध्यायः )

मायाभिः - इंद्रियप्रज्ञाभिः - अविद्यारूपाभिः ( भाष्य गौडपादकारिका  -
अद्वैतप्रकरण कारिका 2)

He seems to have taken माङ् - माने as the dhaatu for माया . In words such
as निर्माण it has meanings related to  उत्पत्तिबीजम् ,  कर्मादि . as in
गीताभाष्य above.

In words such as प्रमाण, it has meanings related to  प्रज्ञा ,  विद्या  as
in गौडपादकारिकाभाष्य above.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 6:03 AM Eltschinger, Vincent via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> *māyāvāda* indeed does not to belong to the many *vāda*s alluded to by
> Śaṅkara himself, and especially to those by which he refers to his own
> teaching (*veda-*, *vedānta-*, *brahma-*, *ātma-vāda*). As pointed out by
> Paul Hacker, Śaṅkara has no specific theory of *māyā* (at least in the
> *Brahmasūtrabhāṣya*), but mostly uses the term in similes (much like the
> Buddhists).
>
> See Hacker’s short but illuminating remarks in his groundbreaking
> “Eigentümlichkeiten der Lehre und Terminologie Śaṅkaras: Avidyā, Nāmarūpa,
> Māyā, Īśvara” (*Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft *100,
> 1950, 246-286), pp. 268 ff.
>
> With kind regards,
> Vincent
>
>
> Vincent Eltschinger, korrespondierendes Mitglied der OeAW
> Directeur d'études
> École Pratique des Hautes Études, Section des sciences religieuses
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> *Von:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> im Auftrag von
> Uskokov, Aleksandar via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 9. April 2020 02:00:48
> *An:* Dean Michael Anderson; Indology List; Harsha Dehejia; Madhav
> Deshpande
> *Betreff:* Re: [INDOLOGY] Mayavada (was Lines to an Advaitin)
>
> Dear Dean,
>
> The term was used first, for all we know, by Bhaskara, in a pejorative
> sense. Hajime Nakamura’s first volume of his History of Early Vedanta
> Philosophy is a good source on this.
>
> Best wishes,
> Aleksandar
>
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> *From:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of Dean
> Michael Anderson via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:38:14 PM
> *To:* Indology List <indology at list.indology.info>; Harsha Dehejia <
> harshadehejia at hotmail.com>; Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu>
> *Subject:* [INDOLOGY] Mayavada (was Lines to an Advaitin)
>
> I notice that this post uses the term 'mayavada' in referring to
> Advaitins. This is appropriate in this context I suppose because it is
> offering an alternative perspective to Advaita.
>
> But some of the Advaitins I have spoken to say that that is a term coined
> by their opponents and that it is inaccurate, even if it has been adopted
> by some ill-informed Advaitins to refer to themselves and become part of
> the popular speech. These Advaitins say that the emphasis should be on
> 'avidya' or 'mithya' rather than 'maya'.
>
> I wonder if anyone has any comments about this or could point me to some
> publications that discuss it.
>
> Note: I am interested in the scholarly discussion of these terms and the
> associated concepts, not in a discussion about which is the supreme
> realization. :-)
>
> Best,
>
> Dean
>
>
> Harsha Dehejia via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> Friends:Inspired by Madhav Deshpande and with a long history of my polite confrontations with Advaitins I propose to write 100 lines.I am a staunch Krishna rasika. Writing in English deprives my lines of the majesty of Sanskrit. However what English lacks in the melody and rhythms of Sanskrit it will hopefully make up in its rasa.Wait O! Advaitin, before I accept your mayavadaLet me tarry a bit and enjoy the lotus face of Krishna.Kind regards,HarshaProf. Harsha V. Dehejia
>
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