ada ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁viv arta ▁and ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Theory ▁of ▁C aus ation ▁that ▁was ▁proposed ▁by ▁Ad i ▁Sank ara ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁world - app earance ▁or ▁is ▁the ▁method ▁to ▁assert ▁the ▁V ed anta ▁doctrine . ▁ ▁Con notation ▁Viv art av ada ▁is ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁term ▁that ▁refers ▁to ▁' the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁universe ▁from ▁the ▁manifest ation ▁or ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁unique ▁Bra h man ' ▁or ▁in ▁other ▁words ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁material ▁cause hood ▁of ▁Bra h man ; ▁it ▁is ▁ju xt ap osed ▁to ▁the ▁term ▁par in am v ada . ▁It ▁denotes ▁the ▁Adv ait a ▁theory ▁of ▁Super im position ▁( ad hy asa ) ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁conc urrence ▁with ▁the ▁statements ▁of ▁the ▁Up an ish ads ▁to ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁when ▁ignor ance ▁is ▁ended ▁by ▁right ▁knowledge ▁the ▁true ▁nature ▁of ▁an ▁object ▁becomes ▁known . ▁The ▁relation ▁that ▁obtain s ▁between ▁Bra h man ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁between ▁the ▁cre ator ▁and ▁the ▁created ▁has ▁in ▁its ▁background ▁the ▁general ▁theory ▁of ▁Sat k ary av ada , ▁the ▁theory ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁prem ise ▁that ▁the ▁effect ▁ ▁pre - exists ▁in ▁its ▁cause , ▁and ▁viv art av ada ▁according ▁to ▁which ▁theory ▁the ▁effect , ▁this ▁world , ▁is ▁merely ▁an ▁un real ▁( viv arta ) ▁transformation ▁of ▁its ▁cause , ▁Bra h man . ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed anta