Pratyabhijna Hridayam

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Rajanaka Kṣemarāja (क्षेमराज) (late 10th to early 11th century) was a philosopher disciple of Abhinavagupta,[1] who was considered a master of tantra, yoga, poetics, and dramaturgy.[2] Not much is known of Kṣemarāja's life or parentage. His chief disciple was a sage known as Yogāraja.[3]

Kṣemarāja's magnum opus was the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam ('The Heart of Self-Recognition'). In this text, Kṣemarāja explains the main tenets of the Pratyabhijñā philosophy in a succinct set of sutras for students. The work occupies the same place in Kashmir Shaivite or Trika literature as Sadananda's Vedantasara does in Advaita Vedanta.

Works

  • Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
  • Spandasandoha
  • Spandaniraya
  • Svacchandoddyota
  • Netroddyota
  • Vijnanabhairavoddyota, a commentary on the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra
  • Shivasūtravimarśinī, a commentary on the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta
  • Stavacintamanitika
  • Parapraveshika
  • Tattvasandoha.[2]

Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam

The text elucidates the main tenets of the pratyabhijñā system in a succinct set of sutras, expounding the core of the philosophy and explaining how self-recognition arises within, culminating in the consciousness of Shivoham (I am Shiva).[4][5] Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam consists of 20 aphorisms plus a commentary by Kṣemarāja himself.[6] Translations are given by:

Chapter 18 is also commented on by Shankarananda (2016).

See also

References

  1. Wilberg, Peter (2008). Heidegger, Phenomenology and Indian Thought. New Gnosis Publications. ISBN 978-1-904519-08-9. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. Kshemaraja, w/ trans. and commentary by Jai Deva Singh (1963). Pratyabhijnahridayam. Bungalow Road, Delhi 110 007: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 8120803221. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Lakshmanjoo (2015). Kashmir Shaivism. Lakshmanjoo Academy. ISBN 978-0-9966365-2-0.
  4. Dalal, Roshen (18 April 2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.
  5. Wilberg, Peter (2008). Heidegger, Phenomenology and Indian Thought. New Gnosis Publications. ISBN 978-1-904519-08-9.
  6. Mahaffey, Patrick J. (26 October 2018). Integrative Spirituality: Religious Pluralism, Individuation, and Awakening. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-87975-3.

Sources

Shankarananda (2016). The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism: Consciousness is Everything. Motilal Banarsidass.

Further reading

  • Pajin, Dushan (1987). "The legitimacy of the term "philosophy" in an Asian context". Journal of Indian Philosophy. 15 (4): 349–362. doi:10.1007/BF00178813. S2CID 141406044. (subscription required)