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'''Upadhi''' ([[Sanskrit]]: "imposition" or "limitation") is a term in [[Hindu philosophy]]. In [[Nyaya|Hindu logic]], an upadhi is the condition which accompanies the [[major term]] and must be supplied to limit the too general [[middle term]].<ref>{{cite book |series= |last=Cowell |first=E.B. |authorlink= |coauthors=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, 'wet fuel' should be added as the condition of 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 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 seek to remove for the attainment of [[moksha]]. Extract from Helena Blavatsky's Theosophical Glossary:<br /> |
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Extract from Helena Blavatsky's Theosophical Glossary:<br /> |
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"Basis; the vehicle, carrier or bearer of something less material than itself: as the human body is the ''upâdhi'' of its spirit, ether the ''upâdhi'' of light, etc., etc.; a mould; a defining or limiting substance." |
"Basis; the vehicle, carrier or bearer of something less material than itself: as the human body is the ''upâdhi'' of its spirit, ether the ''upâdhi'' of light, etc., etc.; a mould; a defining or limiting substance." |
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Revision as of 16:14, 10 May 2012
Upadhi (Sanskrit: "imposition" or "limitation") is a term in Hindu philosophy. In Hindu logic, an upadhi 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, 'wet fuel' should be added as the condition of 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 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 seek to remove for the attainment of moksha. Extract from Helena Blavatsky's Theosophical Glossary:
"Basis; the vehicle, carrier or bearer of something less material than itself: as the human body is the upâdhi of its spirit, ether the upâdhi of light, etc., etc.; a mould; a defining or limiting substance."
References
- ^ Cowell, E.B. (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.
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