Śivadṛṣṭi

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Śivadṛṣṭi is a foundational philosophical treatise of non-dual Shaiva (Kashmir Shaivism) thought, in which Somānanda systematically expounds a monistic theology centered on Śiva as ultimate reality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sanskrit text
Shaiva scripture
philosophical treatise
aim to establish Śiva as the only reality
to systematize non-dual Shaiva doctrine
associatedDeity Śakti NERFINISHED
associatedWith Pratyabhijñā school NERFINISHED
Somānanda’s lineage NERFINISHED
author Somānanda NERFINISHED
centralDeity Śiva NERFINISHED
commentaryBy Utpaladeva NERFINISHED
coreDoctrine non-duality of Śiva and the universe
Śiva as sole ultimate reality
cosmology emanation of the universe from Śiva
focus refutation of dualistic schools
Śiva as conscious principle
genre philosophical śāstra
influencedTradition later Pratyabhijñā literature
influenceOn Utpaladeva NERFINISHED
keyConcept cit (consciousness)
icchā-śakti (power of will)
jñāna-śakti (power of knowledge)
kriyā-śakti (power of action)
spanda (vibration)
ābhāsa (manifestation)
language Sanskrit
philosophicalMethod dialectical argumentation
systematic exposition
philosophicalOrientation monism
philosophicalSchool non-dual Shaivism NERFINISHED
region Kashmir NERFINISHED
religiousCategory Tantric text
religiousPhilosophy Śaiva Siddhānta (Kashmir Shaiva variant) NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Hinduism
scriptType Devanāgarī (in many modern editions)
scripturalStatus authoritative text in Kashmir Shaivism
subject epistemology
metaphysics
ontology
theology
timePeriod early medieval Kashmir
tradition Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED
ultimateReality Śiva NERFINISHED
viewOnBondage ignorance of one’s identity with Śiva
viewOnLiberation recognition of one’s identity with Śiva
viewOnScripture Śaiva āgamas as authoritative
viewOnWorld world as real manifestation of Śiva

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Pratyabhijñā school keyText Śivadṛṣṭi
Somānanda notableWork Śivadṛṣṭi
Somānanda notableWork Śivadṛṣṭi
this entity surface form: Śivadṛṣṭi-vṛtti