[Advaita-l] {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} Advaita vs Visistadvaita summary by Vasudeva Abhyankar Shastri

[V Subrahmanian]

On Wed, Dec 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM Krishna Kashyap <kkashyap2011 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I found this interesting table from Vasudeva Abhyankara Shastri
> see attached.
>

Namaste

In the pdf, item no.24, as per Vishishtadvaita is:

जीवा वस्तुत एव नानाविधाः । । जीवाद्वैतं तु प्रकाराद्वैतम् ।   Jiva-s are of
many types in absolute terms. The non-difference across jivas is however
prakārādvaitam.

Here are some question: In advaita the difference across jivas are due to
the difference in shtula sukshma sharira of jivas. Since the shāstra says
that these bodies are not of the Atman, at the Atman level there is no
difference across jivas.  In Vishishtadvaita, what differentiates one Atman
from another Atman as they too do not admit the sthula sukshma sharira for
the Atman?


Also, what is meant by  prakārādvaitam here?

Another question is: In the Ramajuja system the jivas (Atma) are aNu as
opposed to vibhu (all pervading) in Advaita.  By ANu is it meant that the
Atman is of atomic size? If the meaning sukshma is given to aNu, even
advaita admits the Atman to be sukshma, subtle and not of any size. Could
you please clarify?

Thanks
subbu



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