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Zusatztext The Ubiquitous Siva is a wonderful addition to Saiva and Tantric studies. Informationen zum Autor Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia Klappentext This book examines the beginnings of the non-dual tantric philosophy of the famed Pratyabhij¿a 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 Pratyabhij¿a text ever composed, along with the corresponding passages of Utpaladeva's commentary, the Sivadrstivatti. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Introduction to the Translation. 1. Introduction 2. About this book Somananda's Works and His Biography 3. The Author and His Works 4. Somananda's Biography and Autobiography The Author's Thought and the Intellectual History of the Pratyabhijña 5. Somananda's ''Settled Opinion'' (siddhanta) 6. Divergences Between the Writings of Somananda and Utpaladeva 7. The Use of Trika and Technical Terminology in the Sivadrsti 8. The Influence of the Trika VBh on the Sivadrsti Somananda's Tantric Interlocutors, and the Philosophy of the Grammarians 9. The Tantric Post-Scriptural Schools and Authors Known to Somananda 10. The Sivadrsti and the Spanda School 11. Krama Influences on the Sivadrsti 12. Somananda and the Saiva Siddhanta 13. The Sivadrsti and the Philosophy of the Grammarians 14. Bhatta Pradyumna and his Tattvagabhastotra 15. Conclusions: Somananda's Sivadrsti and the Emergence of the Pratyabhijña About the Edition and the Translation 16. The Manuscripts of the Sivadrsti 17. About the Edition 18. About the Translation Abbreviations II. The Translation. Chapter One of the Sivadrsti and Sivadrsativrtti: Siva and His Powers Chapter Two of the Sivadrsti and Sivadrsativrtti: The Arguments Against the Grammarians Chapter Three of the Sivadrsti and Sivadrsativrtti: The Arguments Against the Saktas III. The Edition. Critical Edition of Chapter One of the Sivadrsti and Sivadrsativrtti Critical Edition of Chapter Two of the Sivadrsti and Sivadrsativrtti Critical Edition of Chapter Three of the Sivadrsti and Sivadrsativrtti Bibliography ...
