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Vishvavici, վśī, Vishva-vici: 1 definition

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Vishvavici means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term վśī can be transliterated into English as Visvavici or Vishvavici, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Vishvavici.

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishvavici in Vedanta glossary
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

վśī (विश्ववीचि) refers to the “world wave�, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Let the world wave (śī) rise or subside according to its own nature in you, the great ocean [tvayyanantamahāmbhodhau śī� svabhāvata�]. It is no gain or loss to you. My son, you consist of pure consciousness, and the world is not separate from you. So who is to accept or reject it, and how, and why? How can there be either birth, karma or responsibility in that one unchanging, peaceful, unblemished and infinite consciousness which is you? [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) 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).

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