Krama school
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The Krama school is a tantric subtradition of Kashmir Shaivism known for its emphasis on sequential unfoldment of consciousness and worship of the divine feminine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tantric subtradition
ⓘ
tradition of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Kālī
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahātripurasundarī NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripurā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTeaching | gradual revelation of ultimate reality in stages ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView | manifestation of reality as a graded series of powers (śaktis) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| emphasis |
internal yogic contemplation
ⓘ
tantric ritual practice ⓘ worship of the divine feminine ⓘ |
| epistemology | direct yogic realization of consciousness stages ⓘ |
| goal |
realization of nondual consciousness
ⓘ
recognition of one’s identity with Śiva-Śakti ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| influenced | later Śākta and Kaula traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kashmirian nondual Shaiva philosophy
ⓘ
earlier Śākta tantra ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
inner sacrifice of mental states
ⓘ
krama (sequence or succession) ⓘ transcendence of time through stages ⓘ unfoldment of consciousness in ordered stages ⓘ |
| mainFocus | sequential unfoldment of consciousness ⓘ |
| metaphysicalView | nonduality of Śiva and Śakti ⓘ |
| ontology | reality as dynamic unfolding of Śiva-Śakti power ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | nondual Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practiceType |
esoteric tantric yoga
ⓘ
goddess-centered worship ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTradition |
Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmir Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trika school of Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualOrientation | Kaula-style tantra ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
esoteric ritual worship
ⓘ
tantric mantras ⓘ visualization practices ⓘ |
| venerates |
divine feminine
ⓘ
Śakti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnLiberation | liberation as recognition of the sequential play of consciousness ⓘ |
| viewOnTime | time as a sequence of divine powers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.