CONCEPTS OF VEDANTA
Avidyaanivr.tti

    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----

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