[22] (Vimal, 2024v3.7.§137.4): Equivalence Equations for Bridging the gap between Advaita Vedanta, DPV~ICRDAM, and Buddhism
Ram Lakhan Pandey Vimal
<rlpvimal@yahoo.co.in>Equivalence Equations for Bridging the gap between Advaita Vedanta, DPV~ICRDAM, and Buddhism (Vimal, 2024v3.7.§137.4)
Acronyms
AV: Advaita Vedanta
BB: Big Bang
DA: dual-aspect
DAS: dual-aspect state
DPV~ICRDAM: Spirituality-based Dvi-Pakṣādvaita Vedānta equivalent to science-based Inseparable-Complementary-Reflective Dual-Aspect Monism. In this context, mutually “reflective” indicates that changes in one aspect will immediately and accurately mirror (mutually reflect) changes in the other aspect.
HCC: Heptagonal Cyclic Cosmology (HCC) (Vimal, 2025v5.1, §4.2.8)[i]
NB: Nirguna Brahman
PPU: psychophysical universe
pureC: pure consciousness
QVF: Quantum Vacuum Field
s: subjective
S1, S2, S3,….S7: cosmic states in HCC
SB: Saguna Brahman
1. [<AV_NB = pureC = Saccidānanda=existenance-cosnciousnes-bliss = pure cit consciousness-as-such = AV_jīvātman> ~ <s-aspect of pureC_DAS of DPV_DA_pureC_SB>
~ Tathāgatagarbha (Sense A: as luminous mind recognised in advanced contemplative realisation = prabhāsvaracitta = intrinsically pure consciousness-as-such; specifically in the Yogācāra, tathāgatagarbha-sūtra, Dzogchen, and Mahāmudrā traditions)
2. <AV_phenomenal ahaṃkāra (ego-sense)> ~ s-aspect of ahaṃkāra_DAS of DPV_DA_SB_ADS
3. Physical universe> = a manifestation within and of <consciousness = pureC = AV-NB)> ~ <ns-aspect of ICRDAM_DA_PPU ~ DPV_DA_SB>
4. DPV_neutral_source_NB is in <Buddhist subtle (neutral, unmanifested) conventional reality> in the state of S1/S7 of cosmos in HCC
5. DPV_DA_SB is in <Buddhist gross (DA, manifested) conventional reality> but in the state of S2-S6 of cosmos in HCC
6. <DPV_DA_SB ~ ICRDAM_DA_PPU (S2-S4)> manifests from and returns to <DPV_neutral_source_NB ~ ICRDAM_neutral_source_preBB_QVF_potential (S1/S7)>
7. Both DPV_neutral_source_NB and DPV_DA_SB lack (empty of) inherent independent existence in Buddhist ultimate reality.
Equation 7 in the document already acknowledges that both DPV_NB (S1/S7) and DPV_DA_SB (S2–S6) lack inherent independent existence (śūnyatā) because both have causes or conditions from previous cosmic states and dependently originate (pratītyasamutpāda). It further notes that śūnyatā itself lacks inherent independent existence. This sets the stage for a precise answer: śūnyatā and DPV_NB are partially convergent but not identical. The following analysis develops this verdict in full.
(8) The closest complete Buddhist analogue to DPV_NB is not any single Buddhist concept but the conjunction of: (i) Mādhyamaka śūnyatā (providing the emptiness-of-svabhāva and dependent-origination character) + (ii) <tathāgatagarbha ~ AV_NB = pureC> in its Prāsaṅgika-qualified form (providing the potentiality-source/ground and luminosity function while remaining empty of svabhāva). DPV_NB transcends this conjunction by being neutral rather than consciousness-positive and by having cosmological scope encompassing both the s-aspect and ns-aspect of all reality (Brunnhölzl, 2014; Garfield, 1995; Vimal, 2022, 2025a; §137.10; Westerhoff, 2009; Williams, 2009).
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[i] Heptagonal Cyclic Cosmology (HCC)
From Neutral Nirguṇa Brahman to Manifested Reality: Cooling-Driven Cycles of Dual-Aspect Cosmic Evolution
Adapted from (Vimal, 2025b.§4.2.8):
The Heptagonal Cyclic Cosmology (HCC) consists of seven states of the cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa / ब्रह्माण्ड):
S1 (NB): State S1 of cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa/ब्रह्माण्ड): <Symmetric_trans-cyclic_neutral_NB ~ Symmetric_trans-cyclic_neutral_QVF with potentiality of protconsciousness fluctuations (PCFs) as s-aspect and inseparable-complementary-reflective quantum fluctuations (QFs) as ns-aspect, but without actualized PCFs/QFs; although NB is trans-cyclic, S1 is before S2, which is before BB, i.e., S1 should occur before BB; therefore, we will use preBB in Symmetric_trans-cyclic_neutral_NB ~ Symmetric_trans-cyclic_neutral_preBB_QVF>
In short: <NB ~ preBB_QVF_potential_PCFs/QFs>
→ (through symmetry breaking and phase transition: Fully symmetric trans-cyclic-neutral NB~preBB_QVF_potential is unstable at State S1 of cosmos and hence stability-based symmetry-breaking occurs, and phase transition from S1 to S2 led to DA_SB~preBB_QVF_PCFs/QFs)
S2 (SB): State S2 of cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa/ब्रह्माण्ड): <manifested DA_SB_PCFs/QFs ~ DA_PreBB_QVF_PCFs/QFs with real manifested DA_PCFs/QFs that led to BB> →
S3 (SB): State S3 of cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa/ब्रह्माण्ड): BB → (through phase transition due to temperature drop from BB to pre_Planck epoch) → DA_SB~DA_UF →
S4 (SB): State S4 is the current dual-aspect state (DAS) of cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa/ ब्रह्माण्ड): symmetry-breaking of DA_UF to 4 fundamental fields (DA_GF, DA_EMF, DA_WF, and DA_SF), current psychophysical universe, consistent with ΛCDM model →
S5 (SB): BF/HD/TD/BR/BC/MP (Big Freeze, Heat Death, Thermal Death, Big Rip, Big Crunch, Mahāpralaya) →
S6 (SB): <manifested Post_BF/HD/TD/BR/BC/MP_DA_QF_SB with real manifested QF> →
S7 (NB) : <neutral Post_BF/HD/TD/BR/BC/MP_QVF with potentiality of quantum fluctuations (QFs)> →
S1 (NB) : <Neutral NB ~ neutral preBB_QVF with potentiality of quantum fluctuations (QFs)> to complete one cycle
· NB (S1/S7 in HCC) is trans-cyclic-metaspatial neutral (neither nitya/eternal/timeless/atemporal nor anitya/temporal)—the neutral substratum containing the potentiality for all reflective s–ns dual-aspect manifestations.
· SB (S2–S6) comprises manifest dual-aspect states (DA_SB) where temporal evolution, multiplicity, and apparent separateness occur as reflective differentiations.
· During samadhi, only SB can be experienced. NB is not accessible because NB is not present in the current dual-aspect state (DAS) of cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa/ ब्रह्माण्ड). NB is present only in State S1/S7 of cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa/ब्रह्माण्ड), and we are not present in S1/S7. SB is present during S2–S6 States of cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa). The samadhi state conscious subjective experience (CSE), such as PureC (pure consciousness), is of SB.
· AV_NB ~ subjective (s) aspect of DPV_DA_SB_pureC (AV: Advaita Vednata, DPV~ICRDAM (spirituality-based Dvi-Pakṣādvaita Vedānta equivalent to science-based Inseparable-Complementary-Reflective Dual-Aspect Monism). In this context, "reflective" indicates that changes in one aspect will immediately and accurately mirror (reflect) changes in the other aspect.
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