On the nature of Maya and existence
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• July 7, 1999
Namaste, Most of the discussions on the nature of maya subsumes a discussion on the nature of the samsara. How do the orthodox schools define 'existence', what are its lakshanas; or rather, are there different definitions and different lakshanas? When the argument comes up if 'maya' exists, what does 'exist' mean, and does it contradict with what one means by saying the samsara 'exists'? I understand some of the premises of vishistadvaitha and advaitha on this, however I am unsure if what is ontologically meant by existence the same. An example from the Nyaya Sutras: "There is no reality in a web seperated from its threads." However, while the web 'exists', isnt its 'existence' different from the 'existence' of the thread? Pranams, Venu _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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