mayavada | मायावाद

Mayavada (Devanagari: मायावाद ISO15919: māyāvāda ) has a couple of meanings

1. The doctrine of illusion. The philosophy propagated by Adi Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya that states there is only one entity, Brahm . The entire world doesn't really exist. It is a mere illusion.
2. Jagadguruttam Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj says other than jiva there are only two eternal entities Bhagavana and Maya . Jiva can expend effort to attain one of these two entities. So, the school of philosophy of
   1. attainment of Bhagavana is Bhagavad-vaad (Devanagari: भगवद्-वाद​ ISO15919: bhagavad-vāda​ ), Adhyatma-vaad (Devanagari: आध्यात्मवाद​ ISO15919: ādhyātmavāda )
   2. attainment of Maya is mayavada .

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Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 5