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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Sanskrit philosophical text
Shaiva tantra text
associatedDeity Śakti NERFINISHED
Śiva NERFINISHED
coreDoctrine non-dual consciousness
spanda
vibrational consciousness
cosmologicalView the universe as manifestation of vibrating consciousness
genre kārikā (versified aphorisms)
influenced Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED
later Kashmir Shaiva exegesis
non-dual Shaiva yoga
isCommentedOnBy Kallaṭa’s Spandavṛtti NERFINISHED
Kṣemarāja’s Spandanirṇaya NERFINISHED
Rāmakaṇṭha’s commentary on Spanda
keyConcept identity of individual consciousness and universal consciousness
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
Śivasūtra NERFINISHED
religiousContext Tantric Hinduism NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED
Shaivism NERFINISHED
script Devanāgarī (in most modern editions) NERFINISHED
soteriologicalGoal liberation (mokṣa) through recognition (pratyabhijñā)
realization of one’s identity with spanda
statusInTradition authoritative scripture in Kashmir Shaivism
foundational text of the Spanda school
subjectMatter epistemology
metaphysics
mystical experience
yogic practice
teaches contemplation of the subtle vibration in all experiences
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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Spanda Karikas hasTitleInSanskrit Spandakārikāḥ
Spanda Karikas hasAlternativeName Spandakārikāḥ
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