Abhinavagupta

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Abhinavagupta was a 10th–11th century Kashmiri polymath, philosopher, and theologian renowned for his influential works on Kashmir Shaivism, aesthetics, and Sanskrit exegesis.

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instanceOf Hindu philosopher
Kashmir Shaivism philosopher
Sanskrit scholar
aesthetician
commentator
philosopher
polymath
theologian
activeInCentury 10th century
11th century
birthPlace Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Kashmir
citizenship India
doctrine non-dual Shaivism
rasa theory of aesthetics
era medieval India
fieldOfWork Sanskrit exegesis
aesthetics
literary criticism
philosophy
tantric studies
theology
hasCommentaryOn Bhagavad Gita
surface form: Bhagavad Gītā

Dhvanyāloka
Nāṭyaśāstra
influenced later Indian aesthetic theory
later Kashmir Shaivism authors
influencedBy Bharata Muni
Bhartṛhari
Somānanda
Utpaladeva
knownFor commentary on Dhvanyāloka
commentary on Nāṭyaśāstra
systematization of Kashmir Shaivism
theory of rasa in aesthetics
languageOfWork Sanskrit
movement Kashmir Shaivism
notableWork Abhinavabhāratī
Gītārthasaṅgraha
Locana
Parmārthasāra (commentary)
Tantrasāra
Tantrasāra
surface form: Tantrāloka
philosophicalSchool Pratyabhijñā school
Kashmir Shaivism
surface form: Trika school
placeOfActivity Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Kashmir
religion Hinduism
religiousOrder Kashmir Shaivism
surface form: Trika Shaivism
religiousTradition Kashmir Shaivism

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Bhagavad Gita hasCommentaryBy Abhinavagupta