Mithyātva in Advaita Vedānta and the Vivaraṇa Tradition

This video presents a precise examination of mithyātva as understood in traditional Advaita Vedānta, focusing on the Vivaraṇa school and the definitions defended by Madhusūdana Sarasvatī in the Advaitasiddhi.

Topics include:
• the classical criteria of mithyā such as sadasat-vilakṣaṇatva, anirvacanīyatva, and brahma-jñāna-bādhyatva
• how the Vivaraṇa tradition includes both kārya-prapañca and mūla-māyā/avidyā within the scope of mithyātva
• the relationship between adhyāsa and mithyātva in post-Śaṅkara Advaita
• the role of the substratum (adhiṣṭhāna) and the mechanism of sublation (bādha)
• clarification of modern misunderstandings about mithyā and māyā
• how contemporary teachers use pedagogical terms like “seemingly existent,” “dependent existence,” and “as-though real” without departing from the classical framework

The presentation is grounded strictly in traditional sources and the technical dialectics of the Vivaraṇa lineage.


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