The Triadic Heart of Siva: Kaula Tantricism of Abhinavagupta in the Non-Dual Shaivism of Kashmir (Suny Series, Shaiva Traditions of Kashmir) - Couverture souple

Muller-Ortega, Paul Eduardo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0887067875 ISBN 13 : 9780887067877

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1988

Synopsis

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 Paratrisika-laghuvrtti, a short meditation manual that centers on the symbolism of the Heart-mantra, SAUH.

"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

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0887067875
• ISBN 13: 9780887067877
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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