Trika
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Trika is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition from Kashmir that emphasizes the unity of consciousness and reality through the worship and realization of Śiva, Śakti, and the individual self.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kashmir Shaivism school
ⓘ
non-dual Shaiva tradition ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
liberation (mokṣa)
ⓘ
realization of one’s identity with Śiva ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher |
Abhinavagupta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kṣemarāja NERFINISHED ⓘ Utpaladeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasugupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
identity of Śiva, Śakti, and the individual self
ⓘ
prakāśa (luminosity of consciousness) ⓘ recognition of one’s true nature as Śiva ⓘ spanda (vibration of consciousness) ⓘ vimarśa (self-awareness of consciousness) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
non-dualism
ⓘ
unity of consciousness and reality ⓘ |
| epistemologicalView | direct recognition (pratyabhijñā) as means to liberation ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Kashmir Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity |
Śakti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScripturalBasisIn |
Pratyabhijñā texts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanda Kārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantras ⓘ Āgamas NERFINISHED ⓘ Śiva Sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | flourished between 9th and 12th centuries CE ⓘ |
| holds |
Śakti as dynamic power of Śiva
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Śiva as supreme, all-pervasive consciousness ⓘ |
| includesPractice |
contemplation of non-dual awareness
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mantra recitation ⓘ meditation ⓘ ritual worship (pūjā) ⓘ |
| influenced | later non-dual Śaiva and Śākta traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfKeyTexts | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaphysicalView |
rejects absolute world-illusionism
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the world is real as Śiva’s manifestation ⓘ |
| ontology | everything is consciousness (cit) ⓘ |
| originatesFromRegion | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfPractice | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTradition |
Krama school
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Pratyabhijñā school NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanda school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
that bondage is due to ignorance of one’s real nature
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that the universe is a manifestation of consciousness ⓘ |
| viewsIndividualSelfAs | not different from Śiva ⓘ |
| worships |
Śakti
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ⓘ
Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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