Doctrine of Māyā—A Critical Study

Adi Sankar crya is one of the most outstanding philosophical Sankarācārya personalities in the history of world-thought. There is no second opinion among the scholars that in metaphysical profoundity, logical acumen and spiritual insight, he is unparalleled among Indian thinkers. His Advaita philosophy is a rare contribution to mankind. Sankara-the chief exponent of Advaita, adopting

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शास्त्री शंकर के मायावाद का समर्थन करते हैं: अद्वैत ब्रह्म का नानारूप जगत् से संबंध समझाने का यही उपाय है। 'माया' शब्द को वे ऋग्वेद तक ले जाते हैं, कहते हैं कि ब्रह्म से एकता के साक्षात्कार तक जगत् सत्य है, और मायावाद पर लगे आक्षेपों को भ्रांत बताते हैं। Shastri defends Sankara's maya as the only way of relating the non-dual Brahman to a world of appearances. He traces the word to the Rgveda, holds that the world is wholly real until unity with Brahman is realised, and answers the standard charges against mayavada as misreadings.

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