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The '''''Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka''''' or '''''Vâkyasudhâ''''' is an [[Advaita Vedanta]] text attributed to Bhāratī Tīrtha or [[Vidyaranya|Vidyaranya Swami]] (c. 1350)<br />
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==Authorship==<br />
Although also attributed to [[Adi Shankara]],<ref group=web>[http://www.arshabodha.org/DrigDrishyaViveka.html arshabodha.org, ''Drig Drishya Viveka'']</ref> the text is most commonly attributed to Bharatī Tīrtha (c. 1350).{{sfn|Witz|1998|p=227}}{{sfn|Nikhalananda|1931|p=xiii}} It is also known as ''Vakya Suddha'', which is attributed to Adi Shankara.{{sfn|Nikhalananda|1931|p=xiii}}<br />
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==Contents==<br />
The ''Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka'' contains 46 slokas{{sfn|Witz|1998|p=227}}{{sfn|Nikhalananda|1931|p=xiv-xv}} performing an inquiry into the distinction between the "seer" (''Dṛg'') and the "seen" (''Dṛśya''),{{sfn|Nikhalananda|1931|p=xiii}} an overview of ''[[samadhi]]'', centering on ''[[savikalpa]]'' and ''[[nirvikalpa]]'', and the identity of ''Atman'' and ''Brahman''.<br />
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== Commentaries ==<br />
There are many translations and commentaries in English for '''''Dṛg''''' '''''Dṛśya Viveka''''' and one of the most notable is of "Dravidācārya" Śrī Rāmakṛṣṇan Svāmīji. <br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Self-enquiry]]<br />
* [[Ajativada]]<br />
* [[Viveka]]<br />
* [[Sakshi (Witness)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
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* {{Cite book|title=The Essence of Drk-Drsya Viveka::Distinguishing the 'Perceiver' from the 'Perceived'|last=Deshmukh|first=Dr. Shrikrishna|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-8120842175}}<br />
* {{Citation | last =Nikhalananda | first =Swami | year =1931 | title =Drg-Drsya-Viveka. An inquiry into the nature of the 'seer' and the 'seen.' | publisher =Sri Ramakrishna Asrama | url =https://archive.org/details/drgdrsyaviveka030903mbp}}<br />
* {{Citation | last =Witz | first =Klaus G. | year =1998 | title =The Supreme Wisdom of the Upaniṣads: An Introduction | publisher =Motilall Banarsidas}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* [http://www.arshabodha.org/adiShankara/DrigDrishya-9.pdf arshabodha.org, ''Drig Drishya Viveka'']<br />
* {{Citation | last =Nikhalananda | first =Swami | year =1931 | title =Drg-Drsya-Viveka. An inquiry into the nature of the 'seer' and the 'seen.' | publisher =Sri Ramakrishna Asrama | url =https://archive.org/details/drgdrsyaviveka030903mbp | ref=none }}<br />
* [http://issuu.com/vmission/docs/ddv International Vedanta Mission, ''Drig-Drishya Viveka'']<br />
* [https://www.amazon.in/dp/9381464928 Drig Drishya Viveka] by [[:pl:Anandmurti_Guruma|Anandmurti Gurumaa]]<br />
* [https://shop.advaitaashrama.org/product/drig-drishya-viveka-1/ Drig Drishya Viveka]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.arshabodha.org/DrigDrishyaViveka.html arshabodha.org, ''Swami Tadatmananda's lectures on Adi Shankaracharya's Drig Drishya Viveka'']<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7O2zDqi6I&list=PLBh-iYJ1Q_hRn-1WgwiBj7CfasK6TOqG5, Vedanta Society, ''Swami Sarvapriyananda's lectures on Drig Drishya Viveka - 12 Part Series'']<br />
* [http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/i_es/i_es_s_vikr_seer_frameset.htm Infinity Foundation, ''Seer-Seen Discrimination'']<br />
* [http://happinessofbeing.blogspot.nl/2015/05/drg-drsya-viveka-distinguishing-seer.html Happiness of Being blogspot, ''Dṛg-dṛśya-vivēka: distinguishing the seer from the seen'']<br />
*[https://www.spreaker.com/show/drg-drsya-viveka-seer-and-the-seen 8 Audio lectures on Drg Drsya Viveka] by Swami Tattwamayananda<br />
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