Samvriti- Satya and Paramartha-Satya & Similarity between Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta

According to Nagarjuna, there are two kinds of truths on which Buddha՚s teachings of Dharma depend, namely:

Samvrti- Satya & Paramartha-Satya

• It is also known as the empirical truth or the phenomenal truth. It is meant for ordinary people.
• On the other hand, Paramartha-satya is the transcendental truth or the noumena or the absolute reality.
• The latter is the higher truth, it can only be described as negation of what is known in the former or samvrti-satya.
• Therefore, Nirvana can only …

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Shreyas and Preyas

The introduction to Shreyas and Preyas is not possible without understanding its origin which is explained in the Katha Upanishad.

• Katha Upanishad is one of the primaries most Upanishad, it belongs to the school of Krishna Yajurveda.
• Another name for Katha Upanishad is Kathaka Upanishad.
• Etymologically, it means distress, story, conversation between two, tale, etc.
• The sections of the Katha Upanishad are called Valli. The Upanishad deals with two adhyasa or chapters which have been further divided into …

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