Trisha Udumudi

This is what I have been up to lately. This is just one piece from a larger series.

I've incorporated philosophy into my academic work. I've been trying to study and visually represent the metaphysics and philosophical concepts of Advaita Vedanta—a Hindu tradition expounded by great thinkers like Gaudapada, Mandana Mishra, and Shankaracharya.

A few lines to provide context for the artwork:
Every creation in this world has two causes: Upadana Karana (material cause) and Nimitta Karana (efficient cause).

Take a clay pot, for example. The clay is the material cause, while the potter who shapes it is the efficient cause. According to Advaita Vedanta, Brahman (Sat-Cit-Ananda/pure existence, pure consciousness, pure bliss), the fundamental reality underlying all objects and experiences, is both the material and efficient cause of the entire universe (jagat).

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