Vivartakarana, Vivartakāraṇa, Vivarta-karana: 1 definition
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Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical StudyVivartakāraṇa (विवर्तकारण) or simply Vivarta refers to “an apparent or illusory form”: an unreal appearance caused by avidyā or human error. This is favourite doctrine of the Vedāntins according to whom visible world is a mere illusion while Brahman or Supreme spirit is the only real entity; as a serpent is a vivarta of rope, so is the world a vivarta of the real entity Brahman, and the illusion is removed by Vidyā or true knowledge.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - Topics of Vallabha Vedānta as explained by Vallabha’s followers < [Chapter XXXI - The Philosophy of Vallabha]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Teachers and Pupils in Vedānta < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]