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'''Upādhi''' ({{Lang-sa|उपाधि}}) is a term in [[Hindu philosophy]] meaning "imposition" or "limitation". In [[Nyaya|Hindu logic]], an upādhi is the condition which accompanies the [[major term]] and must be supplied to limit the too general [[middle term]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Cowell |first=E.B. |author-link= Edward Byles Cowell|author2=Gough, A.E. |title=Sarva-Darsana Sangraha of Madhava Acharya: Review of Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy |year=1882 |publisher=[[Indian Books Centre]]/Sri Satguru Publications |location=New Delhi |isbn= 81-703-0875-5 |page=275}}</ref> For instance, "the mountain has smoke because it has fire" rests on the false premise that all fire is accompanied by smoke. To restrict the too general middle term here, 'damp fuel' should be added as the condition of smoky fire. |
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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 |
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 upādhi of its true self. Another example is that the true self, Brahman (Sanskrit: ब्रह्म) is hidden in a living being, jiva (Sanskrit: जीव) by the upādhi of the mind, Antahkarana (Sanskrit: अंतःकरण) and the creator God, ''Ishvara (Sanskrit: [[:hi:ईश्वर_(भारतीय_दर्शन)|ईश्वर]])'' by the upadhi of Māyā (Sanskrit: [[Maya (religion)|माया]]) an appearance which is not what it seems. Upādhi is the condition of body and [[mind]] obscuring the true self which Indian schools of thought seek to remove for the attainment of [[moksha]], realisation of the true self.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dayananda|first=Swami|title=Bhagavad Gītā: Home Study Course.|publisher=Arsha Vidya Research and Publication Trust|year=2011|isbn=978-93-80049-39-7|location=Chennai.|pages=Chp 6|language=English}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:41, 15 January 2022
Upādhi (Sanskrit: उपाधि) is a term in Hindu philosophy meaning "imposition" or "limitation". In Hindu logic, an upādhi is the condition which accompanies the major term and must be supplied to limit the too general middle term.[1] For instance, "the mountain has smoke because it has fire" rests on the false premise that all fire is accompanied by smoke. To restrict the too general middle term here, 'damp fuel' should be added as the condition of smoky fire.
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 upādhi of its true self. Another example is that the true self, Brahman (Sanskrit: ब्रह्म) is hidden in a living being, jiva (Sanskrit: जीव) by the upādhi of the mind, Antahkarana (Sanskrit: अंतःकरण) and the creator God, Ishvara (Sanskrit: ईश्वर) by the upadhi of Māyā (Sanskrit: माया) an appearance which is not what it seems. Upādhi is the condition of body and mind obscuring the true self which Indian schools of thought seek to remove for the attainment of moksha, realisation of the true self.[2]
References
- ^ Cowell, E.B.; Gough, A.E. (1882). Sarva-Darsana Sangraha of Madhava Acharya: Review of Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy. New Delhi: Indian Books Centre/Sri Satguru Publications. p. 275. ISBN 81-703-0875-5.
- ^ Dayananda, Swami (2011). Bhagavad Gītā: Home Study Course. Chennai.: Arsha Vidya Research and Publication Trust. pp. Chp 6. ISBN 978-93-80049-39-7.
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