Abhinavagupta's hermeneutics of the absolute Anuttaraprakriya : an interpretation of his Paratrisika Vivarana (Record no. 54812)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788124605721 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 8124605726 |
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| Classification number | 294.5513 B4665 A |
| Item number | 21155 |
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| Personal name | Abhinavagupta |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Abhinavagupta's hermeneutics of the absolute Anuttaraprakriya : an interpretation of his Paratrisika Vivarana |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Bettina Baumer |
| Medium | English |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | D.K. Print World Ltd. |
| Date of publication | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 332 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The Paratrishika Vivarana by the great Kashmiri philosopher and mystic Abhinavagupta is an extensive commentary on the Paratrishika Tantra, and it is one of the most profound texts, not only of non-dualist Kashmir Shaivism, but of Indian philosophy and mysticism in general. The present work attempts to make this difficult text accessible, by culling out the important themes and offering an interpretation. The main focus is on the understanding of the Absolute (Anuttara) and the ways to realize it. The central theme of mantra also leads to a mysticism of language with its philosophical implications. All these reflections and practices are inscribed in the theory that everything is related to the totality, every part contains the whole of reality (sarvam sarvatmakam). It is this holistic vision of Abhinavagupta, based on the Tantras, which makes this work so relevant in our times of fragmented aspects of life and knowledge in search of integration. No doubt, in the view of the Tantra and of Abhinavagupta, language and mantra provide the key. This fascinating book is an important contribution to studies and interpretations on Kashmir Shaivism, its spirituality and philosophy, and on Abhinavagupta in particular. |
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| Formatted contents note | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Topical Term | Kashmir Śaivism--Doctrines |
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| Topical Term | Tantras.--Rudrayāmalatantra.--Parātrīśikā |
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| Topical Term | Tantras |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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| General | Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | General Stacks | 18/03/2018 | 1000.00 | 294.5513 B4665 A 21155 | 21155 | 18/03/2018 | Books |