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Significance of Error

The concept of Error is addressed across various philosophical and religious frameworks. In Vaishnavism, Error signifies faults or misunderstandings in spiritual contexts. Vedanta views it as misconceptions that distort reality, while Yogashastra identifies it as a mental function related to mistaken thoughts. Dharmashastra highlights errors in handling deposits, whereas Mahayana recognizes it as misinterpretations in practice that can be purified. Lastly, Theravada describes Error as incorrect perceptions of philosophical truths, emphasizing its significance in understanding.1
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Synonyms: Mistake, Blunder, Inaccuracy, Miscalculation, Problem, Issue, Fault

In Spanish: Error; In Dutch: Fout; In Finnish: Virhe; In German: Fehler

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Buddhist concept of 'Error'

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In Buddhism, "Error" signifies incorrect perceptions of philosophical truths and misunderstandings in practice, suggesting that clarity can be achieved by eliminating misconceptions through consistent and mindful practice.

Significance in Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism):
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From: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

(1) Misunderstandings or misinterpretations that arise in one's practice, which can be purified through the absence of practice.[1]

Mahayana is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sutras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajnaparamita sutras.

Significance in Theravada (major branch of Buddhism):
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From: Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma

(1) Incorrect perception or misinterpretation of philosophical truths.[2]

Theravada is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Hindu concept of 'Error'

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In Hinduism, "Error" refers to misconceptions that distort reality, encompassing spiritual misunderstandings, mental misjudgments as noted in Yogashastra, and inaccuracies in interpreting situations, all highlighting the importance of clarity in understanding.

Significance in Vedanta (school of philosophy):
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From: Vivekachudamani

(1) A mistake or misconception that leads to a false understanding of reality.[3]

From: Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya)

(1) A function of the mind that pertains to misconceptions or mistaken thoughts, also recognized in Yogashastra.[4]

Vedanta refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

Significance in Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma):
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From: Chaitanya Bhagavata

(1) A term synonymous with faults or mistakes that can be part of misunderstandings in the context of spiritual explanations.[5]

Vaishnava or vaishnavism (vaishnavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

Significance in Dharmashastra (religious law):
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From: Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi

(1) Mistakes that may occur in the handling or understanding of deposit situations.[6]

Dharmashastra contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Plural form: Errors.