Seeing and Appearance

Divided into ten chapters, the first volume of this study collectively builds an understanding of the history and meaning of the nature of 'seeing and appearance' in the Advaita context. Grounded upon historical analysis of numerous primary sources, it sheds new light on these aspects, opening with a brief introduction to the different philosophical positions contained within Advaita. This study also attempts to find coherence in the fragmentary and mostly unsystematic evidence supporting drstisrsti scattered throughout the wide range of Advaita literature.