Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Saivism
Sri Tantralokah by Abhinavagupta (6 Vols.)
Tantrasara by Abhinavagupta (HB)
Tantrasara is an extensive digest and recension of Tantraloka, a magnum opus by Acarya Abhinavaguptapada. The author himself created this digest to have a comprehensive study of the voluminous text, as this great and important text is not easy to absorb by everyone in a larger study material form. The complete text (10th century A.D.) is a compendium of all Tantrika rituals and philosophical essence of Tantra, drawn from the light of all pre-precepts on Indian Tantra till the time of the creator. This text consists of thirty seven chapters. It reflects on Tantra from the background of Kashmir Shaivism which is known as the monistic philosophy of Shaivism with the technical term Pratyabhijna. Abhinavagupta explains here in a lucid way about the ways to worship the Supreme Consciousness in order to attain this state of Absolute ecstasy and liberation in one single life of mankind. This work is before the English-speaking world for the first time in a hermeneutic way.
Tantrasara by Abhinavagupta (PB)
Tantrasara is an extensive digest and recension of Tantraloka, a magnum opus by Acarya Abhinavaguptapada. The author himself created this digest to have a comprehensive study of the voluminous text, as this great and important text is not easy to absorb by everyone in a larger study material form. The complete text (10th century A.D.) is a compendium of all Tantrika rituals and philosophical essence of Tantra, drawn from the light of all pre-precepts on Indian Tantra till the time of the creator. This text consists of thirty seven chapters. It reflects on Tantra from the background of Kashmir Shaivism which is known as the monistic philosophy of Shaivism with the technical term Pratyabhijna. Abhinavagupta explains here in a lucid way about the ways to worship the Supreme Consciousness in order to attain this state of Absolute ecstasy and liberation in one single life of mankind. This work is before the English-speaking world for the first time in a hermeneutic way.
The Stanzas on Vibration (HB)
The Stanzas on Vibration (PB)
Vijnana Bhairava: The Practice of Centring Awareness
काश्मीर शिवाद्वयवाद की मूल अवधारणाएं
आगमिक संस्कृति के सारभूत काश्मीर शिवाद्वयवादी जीवन-दर्शन के प्रति विद्यानों की अनुदिन बढ़ती हुई प्रवृत्ति के बावजूद इस सम्प्रदाय की दार्शनिक, पद्यात्मक/अवधानात्मक और अनुष्ठानात्मक संरचना पर अब तक जो काम हुआ है वह बहुमूल्य होने पर भी अत्यल्प है. इस सन्दर्भा में गंभीर गवेषणा को आगे बढ़ाने के क्रम में यह ग्रन्थ एक प्रारंभिक प्रयास है जिसमें कश्मीर शिवाद्वयवाद के मौलिक चिंतनक्रम में अनुस्यूत आधारभूत विशिष्टा प्रत्ययों को रूपायित कर उनके उन्मीलन से इस सम्प्रदाय में एक अंतर्दृष्टि विक्सित करने की चेष्टा की गयी है.
The Aphorisms of Siva