The World & Liberation · Anchored at BG 2.16.
Is the World Real, or Maya?
Is the world solid reality, a passing appearance of Brahman, or a real creation you must take fully seriously? Schools split.
Concepts and schools in this debate
Questions to explore
- Argue Advaita's view that the world is mithya (dependent, not unreal), then Madhva's realist reply.
- If the world is maya, why does the same tradition tell me my duties in it are binding?
