The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2668 page)
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Viv
ha
(Hindu marriage):
ha(Hindu marriage):
Vivasvat
(social law):
(social law):
Viveka
(Skt., ‘discrimination’). In
S
khya
philosophy, the direct intuitive discrimination between
puru
a
(pure consciousness) and
prak
ti
(materiality), and the goal of the S
khya system. In
Advaita
Ved
nta viveka is considered one of the four requisites of a seeker after knowledge of Brahman and is defined by
a
kara
as: ‘an (intellectual) discrimination between what is eternal and what is noneternal’ (
Brahmas
trabh
ya
1. 1).
S
khyaphilosophy, the direct intuitive discrimination between
puru
a(pure consciousness) and
prak
ti(materiality), and the goal of the S
khya system. InAdvaita
Ved
nta viveka is considered one of the four requisites of a seeker after knowledge of Brahman and is defined byakaraas: ‘an (intellectual) discrimination between what is eternal and what is noneternal’ (
Brahmas
trabhya1. 1).
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