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as the associate of Jiva, and avidya as the asso-
ciate of Isvara. This is because Maya, as above
stated, has two senses. Sankara used them in
both senses, and the word must be understood
differently to suit different places. The words
ajnana and avidya are now-a-days used also in
both these senses, as when we speak of mulajnana
and tulajnana (original and partial ajnana),
mulavidya and tulavidya (original and partial
avidya).
Now, let us proceed to examine Dr. Thi-
baut's arguments for his contention that the
Sutras do not contain the doctrine of Maya,—
that is, they do not support the view that the
world is only phenomenal, not noumenal, exis-
tence, like the Atman. As already explained,
this is what the Advaita doctrine means when it
speaks of the unreality of the world. Dr. Thi-
baut refers to ii. 1, 6 which contains the Vedan-
tin's reply to the Sankhyan objection that the
non-intelligent world cannot spring from an in-
telligent principle, The reply, as the Sutra
states it, is, " ""But it is seen," i.e., it
is a matter of common observation that non-
as the associate of Jiva, and avidya as the asso-
ciate of Isvara. This is because Maya, as above
stated, has two senses. Sankara used them in
both senses, and the word must be understood
differently to suit different places. The words
ajnana and avidya are now-a-days used also in
both these senses, as when we speak of mulajnana
and tulajnana (original and partial ajnana),
mulavidya and tulavidya (original and partial
avidya).
Now, let us proceed to examine Dr. Thi-
baut's arguments for his contention that the
Sutras do not contain the doctrine of Maya,—
that is, they do not support the view that the
world is only phenomenal, not noumenal, exis-
tence, like the Atman. As already explained,
this is what the Advaita doctrine means when it
speaks of the unreality of the world. Dr. Thi-
baut refers to ii. 1, 6 which contains the Vedan-
tin's reply to the Sankhyan objection that the
non-intelligent world cannot spring from an in-
telligent principle, The reply, as the Sutra
states it, is, " ""But it is seen," i.e., it
is a matter of common observation that non-