Vasugupta
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Vasugupta was an influential early philosopher and sage of Kashmir Shaivism, traditionally credited with composing the foundational Shiva Sutras that shaped the school’s non-dual Shaiva theology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosopher
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philosopher ⓘ religious writer ⓘ sage ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Trika school of Shaivism
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Śaiva Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Spanda Kārikās tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Indian Hindu philosophers
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Indian Shaivites NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashmir Shaivism scholars ⓘ Sanskrit writers ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
identity of individual consciousness with universal consciousness
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primacy of consciousness (cit) over matter ⓘ Śiva as the ultimate non-dual reality ⓘ |
| era | early medieval India ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | ancient Kashmir region ⓘ |
| honorific | Mahāṛṣi Vasugupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | systematization of non-dual Shaiva philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abhinavagupta
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Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ Kṣemarāja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
formulating the foundational aphorisms of Kashmir Shaivism
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teaching non-dual Shaiva theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Kashmir Shaivism
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ non-dualism ⓘ |
| movement | non-dual Shaivism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Shiva Sutras
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Śivasūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
liberation through recognition (pratyabhijñā)
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metaphysics of consciousness ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Kashmir Shaivism
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Trika Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Kashmir Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role | foundational figure of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| textualStatusOfShivaSutras | considered a root text of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| tradition | Shaiva Siddhānta (Kashmir variant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedFor | composing the Shiva Sutras ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | guru in Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
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