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The Pratyabhijñā system had a period of intense development between the ninth and the eleventh centuries, [6]: 409 with a lineage of masters and disciples who wrote treatises and mystical poetry. The founder of the Pratyabhijñā school was Somananda (875–925 CE); [ 7 ] his work Śivadṛṣṭi is the basis of the system.
The Kashmir Shaivism tradition, also called Trika Shaivism, is a non-dualist branch of Shaiva-Shakta Tantra Hinduism that originated in Kashmir after 850 CE. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In its place of origin in Kashmir, this tradition is commonly referred to as " Kashmiri Shaivism ."
The Kashmiri Shaivism is combination of Shaivism, Agama and Tantra. A number of commentaries were written by Vasugupta's contemporaries or successors. Most famous of them is Kshemaraja's Vimarshini (10th Century C.E.) which has been translated into English by Jaideva Singh and Swami Lakshman Joo .
Somananda (875–925 CE) [1] was one of the teachers of Kashmir Shaivism, in the lineage of Trayambaka, author of the first philosophical treatise of this school, Śivadṛṣṭi. [2] A contemporary of Bhaṭṭa Kallaṭa, [3] the two formed the first wave of Kashmiri Shaivites to propose in a rigorous and logical way the concepts of nondual ...
Vasugupta is regarded by some as the founder of the system of Hindu philosophy known as Advaita Shaivism of Kashmir, or Trika. [2] Vasugupta's Shiva Sutra is an important Yoga text, foundational to the Trika system of Kashmir Shaivism. The text discusses the nature and cause of bondage, and how one liberates from this bondage.
Both were commented upon freely by Kashmiri Shaiva exegetes, like Kṣemarāja and continue to have practical importance to this day. [43] From the Shakta tantras, Kashmir Shaivism draws primarily on Trika texts, primarily Mālinīvijayottara, as well as the Siddhayogeśvarīmata, Tantrasadbhāva, Parātrīśikā, and Vijñāna Bhairava . [ 43 ]
Lakṣmaṇagupta, a direct disciple of Utpaladeva, in the lineage of Trayambaka, was highly respected by Abhinavagupta and taught him all the schools of monistic thought: Krama, Trika, and Pratyabhijña (except Kula). [2]: 54 Śambhunātha taught him the fourth school (Ardha-trayambaka). This school is in fact Kaula, and it was emanated from ...
Kashmiri Hindus are ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India. [1] With respect to their contributions to Indian philosophy , Kashmiri Hindus developed the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism . [ 2 ]