Vyāvahārika | The Relative Viewpoint

Vyavaharika

Vyāvahārika (IAST)Translation: "the relative viewpoint"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: व्यावहारिक
Transliteration: Vyāvahārika

Translation: "the relative viewpoint; empirical (from vi = "apart" + ava = "down" + hṛ = "to take")"

Definition:

1. The standpoint of ignorance, according to Advaita Vedānta. At this level, the Absolute is with attributes (Saguṇa), one individual differs from another, and the entire pluralistic universe exists. (See Prātibhāsika.)

Reference:

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