The word in question is "vinashika" i.e. annihilation. "Tantra" can mean many things but Shankara used it to indicate a group
of writings, as in the ancient fables presented in the Pancha-Tantra. There the term indicates a group of interlaced (tantra) tales in five parts. Vainashika (adjective form) is what he considered Buddhist teaching to be. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" <willy...@...> wrote: > > > > bill: > > For Shankara "Vainashika-Tantra" (annihilation teaching) > > > Maybe so, but the term 'tantra' doesn't mean 'annihilation' > in Sanskrit. There are many meanings for the term 'tantra', > as explained by Bhattacharyya. Tantra can mean 'warp', > 'thread' or 'web'. Tantric Buddhism probably came into > existence in the 6th or 7th century A.D. > > > was a synonym for the texts of the Shunya-vada > > (empty-doctrine) which is what he called Buddhists > > (Shunya-vadin)... > > > Maybe so, Shankara is supposed to have quoted the Buddhist > logician Dharmakirti, who lived in the 7th century. Advaita > Vedanta is a copy of the Buddhist Tantrism, according to > T.R.V. Murti. > > Gaudapada for example, is much influenced by Mahayana, > Yogacara, and Madhyamika. It can be said that Gaudapada > represents the best in Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu. > > 1. Excerpt from Mandukhya Karika IV by Gaudapada: > > "Duality is only an appearance; non-duality is the real > truth. The object exists as an object for the knowing > subject; but it does not exist outside of conciousness > because the distinction of subject and object is within > conciousness" (IV 25-27, Sharma, p. 245-246. > > 2. Excerpt from Mahayana Sutra Lankara by Asanga: > > "Pure conciousness is the only Reality. By its nature, > it is Self-luminous." (XIII, 13). "Thus shaking off > duality, he directly percieves the Absolute which is > the unity underlying phenomena (Dharmadhatu)" (VI, 7, > Sharma, p. 112-113. > > Work cited: > > 'A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy' > A Study of Adwaita in Buddhism, Vedanta, and Kashmira > Shaivism > Chandrahar Sharma, MA, D.Phill., D. Litt., Acharya > Formerly Professor of Philosophy, University of > Jabalpur > > Links of interest: > > Subject: Essays on the vedAntic Origins of TM > Author: Willytex > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > Date: July 14, 2003 > > Other titles of interest: > > 'The Adwaita Tradition in Indian Philosophy' > By Chandrahar Sharma > Rider 1960 > > 'Central Philosophy of Buddhism' > By T. R. V. Murti > George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1968 > > 'Causality' > By David J. Kalupahana > University of Hawaii Oress, 1975 >
