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

Muller-Ortega, Paul Eduardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0887067875 ISBN 13: 9780887067877

Publisher: 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.

About this title

About the Author:

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

Review:

“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

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0887067875
• ISBN 13: 9780887067877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344