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Upadhi (Sanskrit: "imposition" or "limitation") is a term in Hindu philosophy. An upadhi is external; in Hindu logic, it is an extra limitation or qualification on something. It can also be viewed as a disguise or vehicle for true reality, both defining something and limiting it. For example, the body of a man or animal is the upadhi of its spirit. Upadhi is one of many conditions of body and mind obscuring the true state of man or his self which indian philosophies try to remove for the attainment of moksha

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 '''Upadhi''' ([[Sanskrit]]: "imposition" or "limitation") is a term in [[Hindu philosophy]].  An upadhi is external; in Hindu [[logic]], it is an extra limitation or qualification on something.  It can also be viewed as a disguise or vehicle for true reality, both defining something and limiting it.  For example, the body of a man or animal is the upadhi of its spirit. [[Upadhi]] is one of  many conditions of body and [[mind]] obscuring the true state of man or his self which indian philosophies try to remove for the attainment of ''moksha''
-Illnesses are of three types namely Adhi, biadhi and upadhi. Adhi denotes mental illness, biadhi physical ailments and upaadhi the affliction of delusion. Upadhi is the same as bhram and  is the equivalent of delusion. It refers to a state when what is perceived is different from reality. The noted saint Ravidas asks a question "what is delusion?" and replies " what is perceived is not what it is". He explains this by examples. A king sittng on his throne doses off and sees himself as a beggar. He has the kingdom but feels miserable for suffering as a beggar. Another example, not uncommon in life, is that of a person walking in darkness. He suddenly feels that there is a snake in front of him and gets frightened. Suddenly the lights come up and he laughs at himself on finding a string lying on the road. This conveys that we perceive many unreal things as real due to ignorance which is darkness of the mind.
-Compared to adhi and biadhi, upadhi may have only a short term effect like in a conflict situation. For example a man is chided by his boss for his lapse. the man thinks the boss does not like him and starts thinking in his mind what he would tell him the next time he meets him. He even starts to look for the weaknesses of the boss to expose him. All this makes his mind restless. However the next time the boss calls the man for something else he says good words for the man. The impression of the man that his boss dislikedd him turned out not to be true and all tension disappeared.
-The way to keep away from upadhi is to develop self confidence by acquiring the necessary knowledge. Also unqualified belief in God gives man an amazing feeling of a protective umbrella over him and gives the necessary confidence.
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