Avidyaanivr.ttiThere
are three views on what is meant by ‘avidyaanivr.tti’
or the cessation of ignorance. 1.
It is identical with Brahman-Aatman. 2.
It is different from Brahman-Aatman and yet it is not anirvachaniiya
,
but is of a fifth kind. 3.
It is identical with the direct experience of Brahman-Aatman. See
Samkshepas’aariirakam-4.13 onwards. Madhusuudana
Sarasvati rejects the second view stated above—see Vedaantakalpalatika- The
first view derives support
from S’rii S’ankara
’s Haristuti—tam
samsaaradhvaantavinaas’am harim iDe. MaNDana
favours the third view above in Brahmasiddhi. Madhusuudana
Sarasvati supports the first and third views in his Advaitasiddhi—tasmaat
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