The teachings of the odd-eyed one :: a study and translation of the Virūpākṣapañcāśikā, with the commentary of Vidyācakravartin /

This book offers the first published translation of the contemplative manual Virūpāksapañcasikā, written circa the twelfth century CE, and the commentary on it, Vivrti by Vidyācakravartin. These late works from the Pratyabhijñā tradition of monistic and tantric Kashmiri Śaiva philosophy focu...

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Main Author: Lawrence, David Peter, 1959-
Other Authors: Virūpākṣanāthapāda, Vidyācakravartin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Series:SUNY series in Hindu studies.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book offers the first published translation of the contemplative manual Virūpāksapañcasikā, written circa the twelfth century CE, and the commentary on it, Vivrti by Vidyācakravartin. These late works from the Pratyabhijñā tradition of monistic and tantric Kashmiri Śaiva philosophy focus on means to deindividualize and disclose the primordial, divine essential natures of the human ego and body-sense. David Peter Lawrence situates these writings in their medieval, South Asian religious and intellectual contexts. He goes on to engage Pratyabhijñā philosophical psychology in dialogue with Western religious and psychoanalytic conceptions of identity and "narcissism," and also demonstrates the Śaiva tradition's strong concern with ethics. The richly annotated translation and glossary illuminate the texts for all readers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 195 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-183) and index.
ISBN:9781435674653
1435674650
9780791477724
079147772X

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