A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vivartavada
This page describes Vivartavada which is located on page 590 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Vivartavada” according to 21 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
He is the master who, with the hoe in the form of a mighty logical reasoning, instantly ended the hole called Vivarta-vada. atra tu guru-vishayasya bhavasya notkarshaka na capakarshakah. citre ca yathodaharishyate. Here the sounds of ojas neither enhance nor decrease the affection for a guru (guru-vishaya rati). Examples in citra-kavya will be exemplified (9. 37-44)....
Read full contents: Text 7.122
Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
In explaining this, traditional Advaita concedes a provisional place to parinama-vada and finally discards it in favour of vivarta-vada. But Prakashananda does not accept even vivarta-vada as the final explanation of the world. Since Brahman is the only reality, and since the world-appearance is nothing but Brahman, there is no need to explain the appearance of the world, as though the world is different from Brahman....
Read full contents: 35. Prakashananda
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
On the other hand, in the opinion of the propounders of vivarta-vada (the Mayavada theory of the illusion of the Supreme), who are prominent among Vedic scholars, ‘Material existence–the cycle of birth and death–is generated by the illusory energy Maya. One achieves liberation when one rejects the false distinction caused by Maya and realizes his own spiritual nature (that is, who one realizes himself as Brahman)....
Read full contents: Verse 2.2.175
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