There 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
ajnaanahaanih aatmasvaruupam
tadaakaaraa vr.tti vaa iti siddham----