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[Full title: Special Features of 艢颈惫补 and Brahman (1): 厂惫腻迟补苍迟谤测补 of 艢颈惫补]

Besides the similarities, both ultimate realities of 笔谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻 and Advaita Ved膩nta bear some distinctive features also. Among them 厂惫补迟补苍迟谤补迟腻 and 碍补谤迟峁泃腻 of 艢颈惫补, and Akart峁泃膩 of Brahman are important. Even though Brahman is also considered as independent (Svatantra), there is some peculiarity in the notion of 厂惫腻迟补苍迟谤测补 in 笔谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻.

笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补, the supreme reality of 笔谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻, is characterized with consciousness and freedom (Cit and 厂惫腻迟补苍迟谤测补). This special feature distinguishes 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 from Brahman. While commenting the word 鈥楽vatantra鈥� in the 厂奴迟谤补, 肠颈迟颈岣� svatantr膩 vi艣vasiddhihetu岣�, K艣emar膩ja has clarified this fact:

svatantra艣abdo brahmav膩davailak峁�a峁噛a峁� 膩cak峁Ｄ佱箛a岣� cito m膩he艣varyas膩rat膩峁� br奴te |^[1]

Utpala points out that the sovereignty (惭腻丑别艣惫补谤测补) of 惭补丑别艣惫补谤补 is his power of freedom itself:

肠颈迟颈岣� pratyavamar艣膩tm膩 par膩v膩ksvarasodit膩 |
sv膩tantryametanmukhya峁� tadai艣varya峁� param膩tmana岣� || ^[2]

While explaining this 碍腻谤颈办腻, Abhinavagupta says that the bliss, freedom, consciousness etc. are synonyms of 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补鈥檚 independent nature:

anyanirapek峁�ataiva param膩rthata岣� 腻苍补苍诲补岣�, ai艣varyam, 蝉惫腻迟补苍迟谤测补峁�, caitanyam |^[3]

厂惫腻迟补苍迟谤测补 of 惭补丑别艣惫补谤补 is the freedom in uniting, separating and in holding together.

It consists in not being self-confined like the insentient; in having as its essential nature unlimited light; in perfect independence:

蝉惫腻迟补苍迟谤测补峁� sa峁儁ojanaviyojan膩nusa峁僴dh膩n膩dir奴pa峁� 膩tmam膩trat膩y膩meva ja岣峚vat avi艣r膩ntatva峁� aparicchinnaprak膩艣as膩ratva峁� ananyamukhaprek峁�itva峁� ceti |^[4]

笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补, using the wonderful freedom of his monistic self, can and does create and bring into existence all phenomenal actions. His self is not at all devoid of independence all through the process of the amazing conception and manifestation of the universe. These powers of knowing (产丑腻蝉补苍补谤奴辫腻 箩帽腻苍补艣补办迟颈岣�) and doing (耻濒濒别办丑补苍腻谤奴辫腻 办谤颈测腻艣补办迟颈岣�) in accordance with his free will, inherently exist in 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补. All living beings are endowed with the same powers.

Utpala says thus:

sv膩tantry膩muktam膩tm膩na峁� sv膩tantry膩dadvay膩tmana岣� |
prabhur墨艣膩disa峁僰alpairnirm膩ya vyavah膩rayet ||
ata eva yath膩bh墨峁ａ弓asamullekh膩vabh膩sanam |
j帽膩nakriye sphu峁璭 eva siddhe sarvasya j墨vata岣� || ^[5]

Thus it is clear that the 厂惫腻迟补苍迟谤测补 of 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 is closely associated with his J帽膩t峁泃va (sentiency) and 碍补谤迟峁泃惫补 (subjectivity).

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

笔谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻h峁沝aya峁� of 碍峁�e尘补谤腻箩补, p. 5.

[2]:

莫艣惫补谤补辫谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻-办腻谤颈办腻, 1.5.13.

[3]:

莫艣惫补谤补辫谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻-惫颈尘补谤艣颈苍颈, 叠丑腻蝉办补谤墨, Part I, p. 255.

[4]:

Ibid., p. 247f.

[5]:

莫艣惫补谤补辫谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻-办腻谤颈办腻, 1.5.16 & 1.6.11.