Some Problems in the Epistemology of Advaita

Grimes, John

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“…To understand this claim, it is necessary to understand how reality is conceptualized in advaitic epistemology. Advaita postulates a "two-level structure" of reality (refer Figure 2)a phenomenal/empirical reality and an absolute/ transcendental reality (Grimes, 1991). This categorization is purely epistemological rather than ontological.…”

Section: Transcendence In Advaita Vedantamentioning

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The goblet and two faces

Kakkar

2019

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Purpose Paradox theory looks at ambidexterity as a set of paradoxical yet interrelated demands. A form of response to such paradoxes is transcendence. Currently, there is limited understanding of the concept among researchers. Using concepts from the Indian philosophy of Advaita Vedanta, this paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of transcendence, highlight some of the epistemological challenges it presents and suggest ways in which the concept can be used by practitioners and ambidexterity researchers. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses concepts and theories from advaitic episteme to look at concepts of paradox and transcendence. The method of adhyaropa–apavada is introduced as a way to help individuals get a transcendental perspective of paradoxes. The application of the method is demonstrated using secondary data from published research on ambidexterity management. Findings It is postulated that transcendence is an “intuitive experience” born out of reflexive thinking. The dialectic of adhyaropa–apavada (affirmation followed by recension) is suggested as a pedagogical tool that can promote reflexive thinking. Originality/value The paper significantly adds to the theoretical understanding of paradoxes and transcendence in ambidexterity literature. The paper also makes a strong pedagogical contribution to literature by suggesting the dialectic of adhyaropa–apavada that can be used by managers to promote reflexive thinking among subordinates when faced with paradoxical situations.

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Section: Transcendence In Advaita Vedantamentioning

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The goblet and two faces

Kakkar

2019

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Classical Advaitic Definitions of ‘Substance’ and the Unreality of the World

Barua

2015

J Hindu Studies

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Many recent studies have highlighted the dialectical structure of the argumentative strategies through which Brahmanical and Buddhist conceptual systems developed in classical India.The diverse groups of Vedāntic thinkers were engaged in mutual doctrinal controversy over the nature of Brahman, and sought alternately to appropriate or to dismantle the standpoints of their Buddhist interlocutors. For instance, while medieval Advaita Vedānta often positioned itself as sharply antagonistic to Buddhism, Śaṁkara (c.c.800 CE) himself had, however, arguably Vedānticized certain Buddhist elements that were transmitted to him through his spiritual lineage. Further, there are striking parallels between the deconstruction of rival Buddhist standpoints attempted by Nāgārjuna (c.c.200 CE) who tried to demonstrate the deep incoherence of any substantialist vocabulary, and the Advaitin project, roughly ten centuries later, of Śrī Harṣa who trained his dialectical weapons at the realist categories of the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika. If a standard accusation against Vedāntic figures such as Śaṁkara was that they had 'gone Buddhist', some Buddhist figures themselves would seem, at least in the representation of their rivals, to have moved towards Vedāntic conceptualisations of the self as substantival. Thus, strands of Mahāyāna Buddhism such as the Yogāacāra and the Tathāgatagarbha were sometimes accused by other Buddhist camps of 'substantializing' the ultimate when they spoke respectively of a 'storehouse-consciousness' underlying empirical cognitions or a 'Buddha-nature' in all sentient beings. This overview of some of the overlaps as well as disjunctions between the two camps in Vedāntic-Buddhist dialectics already indicates that a central theme that structured these Formatted: No underline

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Some Problems in the Epistemology of Advaita

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The goblet and two faces

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