Date of Award
6-1971
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Religious Studies
Supervisor
J. G. Arapura
Language
English
Abstract
What doesn't exist, be it knowledge, the deceased, or an object, is of concern to us. By tracing the position of non-existent things trough some of the Śaṅkarite literature, the explanation of their occurrence and acknowledgement is uncovered. Non-existent things in general are seen to be absent. Under this analysis of absence all non-existent things may be subsumed by the character of being-away. Advaita Vādanta explains that absent objects are known by a unique means of knowledge. They are attended to as positive entities by non-apprehension. Ignorance and the solution to problems are known by other means even though they have an equally absent character.
Recommended Citation
Post, Kenneth Howard, "The Knowledge of the Absent Entity in Advaita Vedanta" (1971). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 5792.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/5792
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