Spandakārikāḥ
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Spandakārikāḥ is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of “spanda” or divine vibrational consciousness.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Spandakārikā | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Sanskrit philosophical text ⓘ Shaiva tantra text ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Śakti
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Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
non-dual consciousness
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spanda ⓘ vibrational consciousness ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView | the universe as manifestation of vibrating consciousness ⓘ |
| genre | kārikā (versified aphorisms) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmir Shaivism
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later Kashmir Shaiva exegesis ⓘ non-dual Shaiva yoga ⓘ |
| isCommentedOnBy |
Kallaṭa’s Spandavṛtti
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Kṣemarāja’s Spandanirṇaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Rāmakaṇṭha’s commentary on Spanda ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
identity of individual consciousness and universal consciousness
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immanence of the divine in all mental states ⓘ inner vibration underlying all phenomena ⓘ recognition of one’s own nature as Śiva ⓘ universal pulsation of consciousness ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meditativeFocus | inner vibration between two thoughts or perceptions ⓘ |
| ontology | reality as dynamic, pulsating consciousness rather than inert being ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | non-dual Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pratyabhijñā treatises
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Śivasūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Tantric Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Kashmir Shaivism
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanāgarī (in most modern editions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soteriologicalGoal |
liberation (mokṣa) through recognition (pratyabhijñā)
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realization of one’s identity with spanda ⓘ |
| statusInTradition |
authoritative scripture in Kashmir Shaivism
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foundational text of the Spanda school ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ mystical experience ⓘ yogic practice ⓘ |
| teaches |
contemplation of the subtle vibration in all experiences
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use of ordinary mental states as gateways to the divine ⓘ |
| tradition | Trika Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOfBondage | bondage as ignorance of one’s vibrational nature ⓘ |
| viewOfLiberation | liberation as stable awareness of spanda in all states ⓘ |
| viewOfWorld | world as playful vibration of Śiva-Śakti ⓘ |
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Spandakārikā