Pratyabhijnahridayam
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Pratyabhijnahridayam is a foundational philosophical text of Kashmir Shaivism that succinctly presents the non-dual recognition doctrine of this tradition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pratyabhijna | 1 |
| Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit text
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Shaiva scripture ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| aimsTo | summarize the Pratyabhijñā doctrine in concise form ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Trika Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorIsDiscipleOf | Abhinavagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSchool | Pratyabhijñā school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
non-dual recognition
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recognition of one’s own true nature as Śiva ⓘ |
| composedByDiscipleOf | Abhinavagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
recognition through direct insight rather than ritual alone
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unity of consciousness and its manifestations ⓘ |
| focusesOn | identity of individual self and universal Śiva ⓘ |
| genre | Tantric philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Pratyabhijñā-hṛdayam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pratyabhijñāhṛdaya ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Kṣemarāja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | traditional Kashmir Shaiva commentarial literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Abhinavagupta’s Pratyabhijñā works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
pratyabhijñā (recognition)
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spanda (vibration of consciousness) NERFINISHED ⓘ vimarśa (self-reflective awareness) ⓘ ābhāsa (manifestation as appearance) ⓘ Śakti as the power of consciousness ⓘ Śiva as universal consciousness ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 20 ⓘ |
| period | medieval India ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | non-dualism ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indological scholarship
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comparative philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ yogic practice ⓘ |
| teaches |
that bondage is due to non-recognition of one’s true nature
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that liberation is recognition of one’s own Śiva-nature ⓘ |
| textType | sūtra-like aphorisms ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kashmir Shaiva philosophical training
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non-dual Śaiva meditation instruction ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
this entity surface form:
Pratyabhijna