"Maya" is a useful concept used to explain something in a particular condition/state/level of consciousness.
--- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Vaj > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:37 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > > >> Post hoc ergo propter hoc, no? > > > > > > > > > The question would be: is MMY's translation ad > hoc? If it is > accurate, > > > than the claim that "maya" is a buddhist > invention seems > strained... > > > > Well I never said that it was "an invention". I > merely pointed out > that > > Maya in Nagarjuna precedes Advaita Vedanta and is > presented in the > same > > precise way. > > That might be. Common use/description of terms is > often adopted by > others in an argument. > > > > > I would argue that the idea of maya is quite old, > as it can be > found in > > pre-Vedic Samkhya--in fact it is mentioned by that > exact name in > the > > Samkhya-karika... > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
