Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā
E563502
Sanskrit philosophical treatise
Shaiva scripture
foundational text of Kashmir Shaivism
metaphysical work
non-dualistic philosophical text
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical treatise of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of recognizing one’s identity with the supreme Lord (Īśvara).
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pratyabhijñā treatises | 1 |
| Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī | 1 |
| Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit philosophical treatise
ⓘ
Shaiva scripture ⓘ foundational text of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ metaphysical work ⓘ non-dualistic philosophical text ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate that the individual self is identical with the supreme Lord
ⓘ
to refute dualistic and Buddhist positions ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Trika Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Utpaladeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
non-dual Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
recognition of one’s identity with Īśvara ⓘ |
| commentaryBy | Abhinavagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineType | idealistic monism ⓘ |
| field |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
Shaiva theology ⓘ religious metaphysics ⓘ |
| genre | kārikā (versified aphorisms) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abhinavagupta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī NERFINISHED ⓘ Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti-vimarśinī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier Trika Shaivism
ⓘ
Śaiva Āgamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
cit (consciousness)
ⓘ
pratyabhijñā (recognition) ⓘ spanda (vibration of consciousness) ⓘ svātantrya (absolute freedom of the Lord) ⓘ vimarśa (self-reflective awareness) ⓘ ābhāsa (manifestation/appearance) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
all reality is the manifestation of a single conscious Lord
ⓘ
bondage is due to ignorance of one’s true nature ⓘ liberation is recognition of one’s identity with Īśvara ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Pratyabhijñā school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | ātman–Brahman identity (in comparison with Advaita Vedānta) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPhilosophy | non-dual theism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | authoritative text in Pratyabhijñā Shaivism ⓘ |
| structure | composed in metrical verses ⓘ |
| subject |
epistemology
ⓘ
metaphysics of consciousness ⓘ nature of the supreme Lord ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval India ⓘ |
| tradition | Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti
this entity surface form:
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī
this entity surface form:
Pratyabhijñā treatises