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Ashrayanupapatti: What is the locus or support of Maya? Where does Avidya reside?
If there is
any such thing as Maya or Avidya, we are justified in asking for its seat or
abode. Verily it cannot
exist in Brahman, for then the nondualism of Brahman would break down. Moreover,
Brahman is said to be
pure self luminous consciousness or knowledge and Avidya means ignorance. Then how
can
ignorance exist in knowledge? Again, Avidya cannot reside in the indvidual selft,
for the individuality of the self is said
to be the creation of Avidya. How can the cause depend on its effect? Hence
Avidya cannot exist either in Brahman or in Jiva.
It is an illusory concept, a figment of the Advaitin's imagination. If it resides
anywhere, it resides only in
the mind of the Advaitin who has imagined this wonderful pseufo-concept, this
logical myth