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''Ajātivāda'' is the fundamental philosophical doctrine of the Advaita Vedanta philosopher Gaudapada. According to Gaudapada, the Absolute is not subject to birth, change and death. The Absolute is ''aja'', the unborn eternal. The empirical world of appearances is considered unreal, and not absolutely existent. Gaudapada's perspective is based on the ''Mandukya Upanishad'', applying the philosophical concept of "ajāta" to the inquiry of Brahman, showing that Brahman wholly transcends the conventional understanding of being and becoming. ==Etymology== Ajātivāda: * "A" means "not", or "non" as in Ahimsa, non-harm * "Jāti" means "creation" or "origination * "Vāda" means "doctrine" Taken together "ajātivāda" means "the Doctrine of no-origination" or non-creation. The concept of "ajāta" was borrowed by Gaudapada from Madhyamika Buddhism, which uses the term "anutpāda": * "An" also means "not", or "non" * "Utpāda" means "genesis", "coming forth", "birth"〔(Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit, ''Utpāda'' )〕 Taken together "anutpāda" means "having no origin", "not coming into existence", "not taking effect", "non-production".〔(Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit, ''Anutpāda'' )〕 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「ajativada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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