Question
In a classic example of this concept written by Ādi Shankara, a man is scared because he has mistaken a rope for a snake. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this concept. The Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy defines it as the force projecting the appearance of the world, though it is more often translated simply as “illusion.”
ANSWER: māyā
[10h] This concept’s relationship with atman can be analogized to māyā’s relationship with brahman. Shankara described this concept of ignorance about the nature of the world as “the natural human behaviour…of ‘I am this’ or ‘this is mine.’”
ANSWER: avidya
[10m] Shankara also wrote that “just as a magician is not affected by māyā he himself creates, so Paramatman is not affected by the illusion of [this concept].” The end of this concept is one of four Purusharthas.
ANSWER: samsāra
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fable of the Miis | Water Buffalo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Knox et al | Goldman & Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Three Cantabrigians | The Chard Problem of Consciousness | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | N | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | N | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |