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Vedic ontology and epistemology .
We will give the Vedic understandings of the two .
” Ontology and epistemology are both branches of philosophy that study different aspects of reality:
OntologyThe study of being, or the nature of existence and what is real. Ontology is concerned with what exists, and what is true or real. It covers a wide range of entities, including everyday objects, living beings, and ideas.
EpistemologyThe study of knowledge, or how we can know things. Epistemology is concerned with how we can know about the existence of things and how we can separate true ideas from false ideas. It also studies theories of knowledge, such as how knowledge is derived and how reliable it is. “
The Vedic perspective…..
The Vedas will indicate that if we want to know Divinity and undergo the epistemological proccesses, first thing is to become pure in consciousness , only the pure can understand something of the Supreme pure . The original Vedas have been summarised into short codes and aphorisms , the Srimad Bhagavatam is the natural commentary of these codes , called the Vedanta-sutra.
Within the Srimad Bhagavatam, Jiva Goswami says are all the epistemological systems of the Sruti , Smriti , Puranas, and Tantras , so everything complete .This is so because the Vedas itself are very difficult to understand in a comprehensive way , Srila Jiva Goswami says in his Tattva Sandarbha.
ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi
na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ
sevonmukhe hi jihvādau
svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ
Translation
“ ‘Therefore material senses cannot appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, form, qualities and pastimes. When a conditioned soul is awakened to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and renders service by using his tongue to chant the Lord’s holy name and taste the remnants of the Lord’s food, the tongue is purified, and one gradually comes to understand who Kṛṣṇa really is .
Regarding ontological considerations.
Athato brahma jijnasa is a phrase from
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Regarding ontological considerations.
Athato brahma jijnasa is a phrase from the Vedanta-sutra that means “Now is the time to inquire about the Absolute Trut
jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’
kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’
bhedābheda-prakāśa
Translation
“It is the living entity’s constitutional position to be an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa because he is the marginal energy of Kṛṣṇa and a manifestation simultaneously one with and different from the Lord, like a molecular particle of sunshine or fire. Kṛṣṇa has three varieties of energy.
The ultimate understanding of who we are is given by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His saying we are inconceivably and simultaneous one and different from God .
This understanding separates Sankacarya and his oneness philosophy from Madhva Acarya, Ramanuja Acarya , Srila Visnu Swami , and Nimbarka Acarya , who respectively taught , purified monism , ( a connection with Divinity) specific monism , ( as a servant of Divinity in varying ways ) pure monism ( indicating a oneness in love ) and one and difference.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu added the inconceivable and simultaneous oneness and difference in His revealing the pranaya , oneness in love , particularly of the Manjaris , technically called Tad tad bhava icha atmika .
Thus, the Vedas lack nothing in the matter of epistemology or ontology and their conclusion