Rupyavat, Rūpyavān, ūⲹ, Rupya-vat: 1 definition
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Rupyavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gitaūⲹ (रूप्यवत्) refers to “resembling silver� (and is used to describe the imagined world�ś-첹貹), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] I am like the mother of pearl, and the imagined world is like the silver (ūⲹ) [aha� sa śuktisaṃkāśo rūpyavadviśvakalpanā]. To know this is knowledge, and then there is neither renunciation, acceptance or cessation of it. Alternatively, I am in all beings, and all beings are in me. To know this is knowledge, and then there is neither renunciation, acceptance or cessation of it�.

Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rupya, Van, Vat.
Starts with: Rupyavati.
Full-text: Vishvakalpana.
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