Pratyabhijñā school

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Kashmir Shaivism tradition non-dual Shaiva tradition philosophical school

The Pratyabhijñā school is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition of Kashmir that emphasizes direct recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva).

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pratyabhijñā 2
Pratyabhijna (recognition) 1
Pratyabhijna school 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kashmir Shaivism tradition ⓘ
non-dual Shaiva tradition ⓘ
philosophical school ⓘ
associatedWith Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
centralConcept cit (consciousness) ⓘ
spanda (vibration of consciousness) ⓘ
svātantrya (absolute freedom of Śiva) ⓘ
vimarśa (self-reflective awareness) ⓘ
ābhāsa (manifestation/appearance) ⓘ
contrastsWith Advaita Vedanta ⓘ
surface form: Advaita Vedānta (regarding status of the world)
coreDoctrine non-dualism ⓘ
recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva) ⓘ
Śiva as absolute consciousness ⓘ
developedInCentury 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
emphasis direct recognition (pratyabhijñā) rather than gradual attainment ⓘ
epistemologicalView self-recognition is the highest form of knowledge ⓘ
founder Somānanda ⓘ
influenced Indian non-dualistic thought ⓘ
later Kashmir Shaivism exegesis ⓘ
influencedBy Vijnana Bhairava Tantra ⓘ
surface form: Bhairava Tantras

Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
surface form: Trika Shaivism

Śaiva Āgamas ⓘ
keyPhilosopher Abhinavagupta ⓘ
Kshemaraja ⓘ
surface form: Kṣemarāja

Somānanda ⓘ
Utpaladeva ⓘ
keyText Pratyabhijnahridayam ⓘ
surface form: Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam

Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā ⓘ
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā ⓘ
surface form: Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī

Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti-vimarśinī ⓘ
Śivadṛṣṭi ⓘ
languageOfKeyTexts Sanskrit ⓘ
mainRegion Kashmir ⓘ
metaphysicalClaim individual self (jīva) is essentially identical with Śiva ⓘ
Śiva is both transcendent and immanent ⓘ
methodOfRealization direct intuitive recognition ⓘ
initiation and instruction by a guru ⓘ
philosophical reflection ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation idealism ⓘ
monism ⓘ
relatedConcept aham (I-consciousness as divine) ⓘ
anuttara (the supreme, unsurpassable reality) ⓘ
religiousPracticeContext Śaiva tantric practice in Kashmir ⓘ
religiousTraditionOf Hinduism ⓘ
viewOnBondage bondage is due to ignorance of one’s true identity as Śiva ⓘ
viewOnLiberation liberation is recognition of one’s identity with Śiva ⓘ
viewOnWorld the world is a real manifestation of consciousness ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abhinavagupta → philosophicalSchool → Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
Kashmir Shaivism → centralConcept → Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratyabhijna (recognition)
Kashmir Shaivism → hasSubtradition → Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratyabhijna school
Utpaladeva → movement → Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmir Shaivism
Utpaladeva → philosophicalSchool → Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratyabhijñā
Somānanda → philosophicalSchool → Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratyabhijñā