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''Vivarana'' is a subschool of classical Advaita Vedanta, established by Prakasatman (c.1200-1300 CE). The name of the Vivarana-school is derived from Prakasatman's ''Pancapadika-Vivarana'', a commentary on the ''Pancapadika'' by Padmapadacharya. ==Tenets== Prakasatman was the first to propound the theory of ''mulavidya'' or ''maya'' as being of "positive beginningless nature". According to Roodurmum, "his line of thought () became the leitmotif of all subsequent developments in the evolution of the Advaita tradition." The Vivarana-school takes an epistemological approach. It sees Brahman as the source of avidya. Critics object that Brahman is pure consciousness, so it can't be the source of avidya. Another problem is that contradictory qualities, namely knowledge and ignorance, are attributed to Brahman.〔 Some of the main tenets of the Vivarana school are as follows: * "Karma is responsible for the rise of knowledge of the Self" * Knowledge of Brahman can be attained from the Upanishadic texts * Study of these texts is the main factor in gaining ''jnana'', while reflection and meditation are only additional aids 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vivarana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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