The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary)
author: T.N. Ganapathy
edition: 2013, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Trust
pages: 3832
ISBN-10: 1895383617
ISBN-13: 9781895383614
Topic: Shaivism
Three Illusions
This chapter describes Three Illusions located on page 2796 in the English translation of the The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary) [also: Tirumantiram, Tirumandiram etc.]. This book by Siddha Tirumular (Thirumoolar) deals with Shaiva literature (such as the Agamas) and, being encyclopedic in form, also deals with topics such as spiritual wisdom, Yoga, Indian philosophy and Tantra. This is Chapter 27 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 8"
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Invalid also is the objection that, if there may be an illusion without defect, then that means that all cognitions are by themselves invalid and that, if illusions be regarded as due to defects, then defects also are results of illusory impositions, and thus there will be a vicious infinite; for illusion through beginningless avidya does not belong to defects, and, though illusions which have a temporal beginning are due to the beginningless avidya- defect, this does not render all cognitions invalid...
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Mandukya Upanishad [by Kenneth Jaques]
As from a seed made up by illusion, is originated a sprout constituted of it illusion, that sprout is not eternal, nor again liable to annihilation; so likewise, the scheme in respect of entities. The seed and sprout, or the chicken and the egg are likewise illusions that have no existence. Having no true existence, that is they do not even exist now, they will not exist eternally. Accordingly the non-existent will not come to cease to exist. This same truth applies to the entities of Creation....
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Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
And, O Bharata, when the rocky shower had been destroyed, and the watery shower had been dried up, the Danavas began to spread illusions of fire and wind. Then by aqueous appliances I extinguished the flames; and by a mighty rock-issuing arm, resisted the fury of the winds. And when these had been repelled, the Danavas, irrepressible in battle, O foremost of the Bharata, simultaneously created various illusions....
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]