Triadic Heart of Śiva

Kaula Tantricism of Abhinavagupta in the Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir

AvPaul E. Muller-Ortega

Häftad, Engelska, 1988

Del i serien SUNY series in the Shaiva Traditions of Kashmir

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Beskrivning

This book explores one of the most explicit and sophisticated theoretical formulations of tantric yoga. It explains Abhinavagupta's teaching about the nature of ultimate reality, about the methods for experiencing this ultimate reality, and about the nature of the state of realization, a condition of embodied enlightenment. The author uncovers the conceptual matrix surrounding the practices of the Kaula lineage of Kashmir Shaivism.The primary textual basis for the book is provided by Abhinavagupta's Parātrīśikā-laghuvṛtti, a short meditation manual that centers on the symbolism of the Heart-mantra, SAUḤ.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1988-12-20
Mått:146 x 228 x 20 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in the Shaiva Traditions of Kashmir
Antal sidor:342
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780887067877

Utforska kategorier

Hinduism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Paul Eduardo Muller-Ortega is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University.

Recensioner i media

"Muller-Ortega's approach is good, clear, intelligent, and perceptive. The translation of the Paratrisika-laghuvrtti given in the appendix, being the first English translation of this short but important text, is a very useful contribution to the study of Kashmir Shaivism, and so are the long and numerous quotations in the text of other works, as yet untranslated into English, of Abhinavagupta." — Andre Padoux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris

Innehållsförteckning

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. Introduction and Methodological Considerations 2. The Historical Context 3. The Symbol of the Heart in India Prior to Abhinavagupta 4. The Heart as Ultimate Reality 5. The Heart as Embodied Cosmos: Kula 6. The Heart: Vibration and Emissional Power 7. The Heart and Natural Metaphors 8. The Heart as Mantra 9. Conclusion: The Heart Attained APPENDIX NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX