Saṃvādi-Bhrama | Error Which Leads to the Truth

Samvadi-Bhrama

Saṃvādi-Bhrama (IAST)
Translation: "error which leads to the truth"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: संवादिभ्रम
Transliteration: Saṃvādi-Bhrama
Translation: "error which leads to the truth"
Definition:

1. For example, a person mistakes the light of a gem for the gem itself and thereby actually comes to secure the gem.
2. According to Advaita Vedānta, God takes the form of Īśvara so that a contact may be made between who the individual thinks they are (the embodied person) and that which they really are (the Self), which will eventually lead to liberation.

Reference:

1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press