Tantrasāra
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Tantrasāra is a key philosophical and theological treatise by the Kashmiri polymath Abhinavagupta that systematically presents the core doctrines of non-dual Shaiva Tantra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tantrasāra canonical | 1 |
| Tantrāloka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T966906 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tantrasāra Context triple: [Abhinavagupta, notableWork, Tantrasāra]
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A.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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B.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
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C.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
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D.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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E.
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita Sahasranama is a revered Hindu devotional hymn that enumerates a thousand names and attributes of the Divine Mother Lalita Tripurasundari, central to Shakta worship and Sri Vidya tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tantrasāra Target entity description: Tantrasāra is a key philosophical and theological treatise by the Kashmiri polymath Abhinavagupta that systematically presents the core doctrines of non-dual Shaiva Tantra.
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A.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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B.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
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C.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
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D.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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E.
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita Sahasranama is a revered Hindu devotional hymn that enumerates a thousand names and attributes of the Divine Mother Lalita Tripurasundari, central to Shakta worship and Sri Vidya tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Kashmir Shaivism text
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Sanskrit text ⓘ Shaiva philosophical treatise ⓘ Tantric theological treatise ⓘ |
| aim | To summarize and systematize core Shaiva Tantric doctrines ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abhinavagupta’s Trika corpus ⓘ |
| audience | Advanced practitioners and scholars of Shaiva Tantra ⓘ |
| author | Abhinavagupta ⓘ |
| century | 10th–11th century CE ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
Identity of individual self and universal Self
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Non-dualism (advaya) ⓘ Supremacy of Śiva as absolute consciousness ⓘ Unity of Śiva and Śakti ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedAs | Systematic presentation of non-dual Shaiva Tantra doctrines ⓘ |
| field |
Indian philosophy
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Religious studies ⓘ Shaiva theology ⓘ |
| focus |
Metaphysics of consciousness
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Spiritual liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ Tantric practice in non-dual Shaivism ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
Theology of Śiva
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| genre |
Philosophical treatise
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Theological treatise ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Tantra
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surface form:
Trika Tantras
Śaiva Āgamas ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Prakāśa and Vimarśa (light and reflective awareness)
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Spanda Karikas ⓘ
surface form:
Spanda (vibration of consciousness)
Tattva cosmology ⓘ Upāya (means to liberation) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| ontology | Everything as manifestation of Śiva-consciousness ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| region | Kashmir ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Tantrāloka ⓘ |
| relatedWorkRelation | Often regarded as a more concise or summary presentation of themes found in Tantrāloka ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | Tantra ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Kashmir Shaivism
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surface form:
Non-dual (advaita) Shaivism
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| script | Devanāgarī (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | Authoritative exposition of non-dual Shaiva Tantra ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
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South Asian studies ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Kashmir Shaivism studies ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kashmir Shaivism
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surface form:
Non-dual Shaiva Tantra
Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
Trika Shaivism
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Tantrāloka