History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1398
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1398
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v7.c99.1398
Māyā 1509; Bādarāyaṇa (V. S. II 2 29) and Śaṅkara are agreed that the ordinary physical world is different from dreams, Śaṅkarācārya employs the word Māyā to express the idea of mystery as to how the finite arises from the Infinite 1510, proper language for most men is not to speak about the world as Māyā (illusion) 1509; Upaniṣad passages like Kaṭha II 4. 2, Praśna I. 16, Chān. VIII 3. 1-2 and Bṛ Up. I 3 28 may suggest the doctrine of M, 1509, word M.