Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition)
author: B. N. K. Sharma
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1835
ISBN-10: 8121500354
ISBN-13: 9788121500357
Topic: Hindu-philosophy
Jiva is Different from Brahman
This chapter describes Jiva is Different from Brahman located on page 213 of volume 2 in the book Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition) compiled by B. N. K. Sharma. This book contains a Critical Exposition of the Brahmasutras of Badarayana including a thorough research on the commentaries of Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva. The Vedanta Sutras represent an important treatise of Indian Philosophy teaching Vedic concepts as found in the Upanishads..
Sanskrit name of chapter: prthagadhikaranam or prthagadhikarana (prthaga-adhikarana / adhikaranam). This edition includes the original Sanskrit text, an English translation, references to commentaries, detailled footnotes, IAST transliterated words and a large index.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
Lingasharira of Jiva is the eight-fold Puryashtaka, the city of the group of eight. It is the subtle body of Jiva consisting of Pancatanmatras, Buddhi, Manas and Ahankara. The subtle body of Puryashtaka Shiva (Macro Cosmic) consists of Citi, the consciousness power of Absolute, Citta, the cosmic mind, Caitanya, Freedom of knowing and doing (Jnana & Kriyashakti), Cetana, Supreme Consciousness (Shiva), Cetana, Empirical consciousness of individual (Pasu), Jiva, Life, Kala, Ray, Sharira Karma....
Read full contents: Verse 63 [Eight-fold path]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
And thus the Jiva would always know Brahman for Brahman is always Self-conscious. There is the other alternative, that Brahman may not be Self-conscious, though it may be all-consciousness. But this view is against Shruti, and would make creation impossible. But says an opponent, let Brahman be self-conscious, but owing to upadhi, the Jiva is ignorant. To this the reply is, if the upadhi has made the Jiva ignorant, it would make the Brahman also ignorant, because both are identical....
Read full contents: Second Adhyaya, Fourteenth through Twenty-first Khandas (9 mantras)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
They say, “In the opinion of the Tattvavadi sampradaya, the difference between the jivas and the Supreme Brahman is not an imagined delusion created by the illusory potency Maya; rather, all jivas are eternally related to Parabrahman as eternally existent separated parts (amshas). Therefore, the living being is always, and in all respects, different from the Supreme Lord Parameshvara....
Read full contents: Verse 2.2.184
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