[Advaita-l] pasupatha - mayavadam

[Kalyan K]

Namaste Rajaram-ji,


>Based on discussions with Shri Subrahmanian, it is clear that the Padma
>Purana verses (mayavadam asat sastram) do not refer to Advaitam of Shankara
>because the description of the puranic verses do not perfectly fit advaita
>tradition.


These verses are most certainly referring to advaita, since this
so-called "mAyavAda" is referred to as a "prachanna-bauddha"
philosophy. The latter is an oft-repeated allegation against
advaita-vedanta.


Regards

Kalyan