JIVA, BRAHMAN, AND JAGAT RELATIONSHIP IN ADVAITA AND DVAITA VEDANTA: A COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
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Jiva, Brahman, Jagat, Advaita, Dvaita, VedantaAbstract
Vedanta philosophy addresses the question of the relationship between the individual soul (jiva) and the supreme soul (Brahman), a question that is commonly put forth through the concepts of oneness and difference. Although all the Vedantic schools share a common scripture, the Vedanta Sutras, the philosophical interpretation of each school of thought is different, which results in different metaphysical frameworks. While there are many previous studies done on the comparison of these different philosophies, they remain largely descriptive in nature. Unlike others, the present study aims to adopt a problem-based comparative approach, which examines how these two different Vedantic schools, Advaita and Dvaita, answer the central concern of the Vedanta Sutras, which is the idea of oneness and difference.
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