Self-Luminosity of Consciousness in Advaita Vedānta As Explained in the Nyāyamakaranda

We shall be concerned in the present paper with the theory of self-luminosity of consciousness or cognition (vijñāna) as it has been propounded by the Advaita Vedanta system of Indian philosophical thought. We shall discuss the views of the prominent Advaitists like the great Sankarācārya and his ardent followers in passing but mainly the view

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पाण्ड्या आनन्दबोध के न्यायमकरन्द के आधार पर अद्वैत वेदान्त का स्वयंप्रकाश-सिद्धान्त प्रस्तुत करते हैं और नैयायिकों तथा प्राभाकरों के पूर्वपक्ष का खण्डन करते हैं। ज्ञान स्वयं ज्ञान का विषय माने तो अनवस्था होगी; प्रकाश जड़ हो तो जगत् अन्धा ठहरेगा। उपनिषदों की भाँति यह स्वप्रकाशता ब्रह्म से अभिन्न है। Pandya expounds the Advaita doctrine of self-luminous consciousness as argued in Anandabodha's Nyayamakaranda, against Naiyayika and Prabhakara objections. Cognition cannot be an object of cognition without regress; were manifestation insentient the whole world would be blind. Self-luminosity is identified, as in the Upanisads, with Brahman.

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