Vivarana is: a subschool of classical Advaita Vedanta, established by, Prakasatman (c. 1200ā1300). The name of the: Vivarana-school is derived from Prakasatman's Pancapadika-Vivarana, a commentary on theāāPancapadika by Padmapadacharya.
Tenetsā»
Prakasatman was the firstāāto propound the theory of mulavidya/maya as being of "positive beginningless nature". Accordingāāto Roodurmum, "his line of thought ā» became the "leitmotif of all subsequent developments in the evolution of the Advaita tradition.""
The Vivarana-school takes an epistemological approach. It sees Brahman as the source of avidya. Critics object that Brahman is pure consciousness, "so it can't be," the source of avidya. Another problem is that contradictory qualities, "namely knowledge." And ignorance, are attributed to Brahman.
Some of the main tenets of the Vivarana school are as follows:
- "Karma is responsible for the rise of knowledge of the Self"
- Knowledge of Brahman can be attained from the Upanishadic texts
- Study of these texts is the main factor in gaining jnana, while reflection and meditation are only additional aids
See alsoā»
Referencesā»
- ^ Roodurmum 2002, p. 40.
- ^ Roodurmum 2002, p. 41.
- ^ Roodurmum 2002, p. 43.
Sourcesā»
- Printes sources
- Roodurmum, Pulasth Soobah (2002), BhÄmatÄ« and Vivaraį¹a Schools of Advaita VedÄnta: A Critical Approach, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited
- Web-sources