Anirvachaniya-Khyati
Anirvacanīya-Khyāti (IAST)Translation: "the indefinability of apprehension"
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: अनिर्वचनीयख्याति
Transliteration: Anirvacanīya-Khyāti
Translation: "the indefinability of apprehension"
Definition:
- The theory of error of Advaita Vedānta. Advaita Vedānta holds that the object of error is neither real nor unreal. As the object of error is sublatable, it is not ultimately real. And as the object of error is perceivable, it cannot be said to be totally unreal. It cannot be both real and unreal for that amounts to a violation of the law of contradiction. For perceptual error to take place, two main factors are necessary: there must exist a substratum (Adhiṣṭhāna) on which the false is superimposed, and there must be a defect (Doṣa) called ignorance. This ignorance projects the false object upon the substratum.
Reference:
- Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
