Brahma Sūtra 2.2.29

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.30 in this text

Sūtra

न भावोऽनुपलब्धेः

na bhāvo'nupalabdheḥ

Sūtra translation

The existence (of mental impressions) is not possible on the Bauddha view, on account of the absence of perception (of external things).

We now proceed to that theory of yours, according to which the variety of ideas can be explained from the variety of mental impressions,

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

न भावोनुपलब्धेः

na bhāvonupalabdheḥ

Sūtra translation

The existence (is) not, on account of the absence of perception.

The existence of mere cognitions devoid of corresponding things is not possible, because such are nowhere perceived. For we nowhere perceive cognitions not inherent

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.30 in this text

Sūtra

न भावोऽनुपलब्धेः

na bhāvo'nupalabdheḥ

Sūtra translation

The world is not Vignana (consciousness or thought), for it is not so perceived.

The world is not a mere mode of the mind ; for no body has perceived it to be such in his experience.

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