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Elizabeth108
29 October 2012, 02:32 PM
Namaste All,

I'd like you to help me clarify the real difference between advaita and shuddadvaita.

I know a-dvaita means "not two". But it differentiates Brahman AND Maya. How can it be "not two"?

Shuddadvaita means "pure" advaita meaning all is Brahman and Brahman alone is. I guess shuddadvaita expresses real and true oneness.

Could we clarify this, please? Thank you for your kind help. :)

Namaste,
Elizabeth

Omkara
01 November 2012, 01:53 AM
Monistic Theist philosophies of Indian thought like Shuddhadvaita,Paradvaita and Advaita Ishvaravada all consider Maya as God's own power of self-concealment.They also reject the unreality of the world.They view Brahman as a volitional being.You can find some files on Shuddhadvaita in my online library.

Nirguna
03 November 2012, 09:20 AM
Namaste Elizabeth108,

Advaita says that the world when compared to the Ultimate Reality is unreal. The whole world is nama-rupa (name and form), but in fact everything is Brahman, it (maya/world) appears to be real because of our Avidya (ignorance).
While Shuddadvaita, says that the world is real although it appears to be different from Brahman due to our ignorance.