The Ubiquitous Siva Somananda's Sivadrsti and His Tantric Interlocutors |
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| Author:
| Nemec, John |
| Series title: | AAR Religions in Translation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-979545-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $86.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the beginnings of the non-dual tantric philosophy of the famed Pratyabhijña or ''Recognition'' School of tenth-century Kashmir. It includes a critical edition and annotated translation of chapters 1-3 of Somananda's Sivadrsti, the first Pratyabhijña text ever composed, along with the corresponding passages of Utpaladeva's commentary, the Sivadrstivatti.
This book examines the beginnings of the non-dual tantric philosophy of the famed Pratyabhijña or ''Recognition'' School of tenth-century Kashmir. It includes a critical edition and annotated translation of chapters 1-3 of Somananda's Sivadrsti, the first Pratyabhijña text ever composed, along with the corresponding passages of Utpaladeva's commentary, the Sivadrstivatti.