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Utpaladeva on the Power of Action: A First Edition, Annotated Translation, and Study of Isvarapratyabhijnavivrti, Chapter 2.1
Utpaladeva on the Power of Action: A First Edition, Annotated Translation, and Study of Isvarapratyabhijnavivrti, Chapter 2.1
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The Recognition of the Lord (??śvarapratyabhijñā) by Kashmirian Utpaladeva is a landmark in nondual Śaivism, and three chapters of his commentary have been recovered from marginal annotations in manuscripts of other commentaries. This book provides the first critical edition, annotated translation, and study of one of these chapters, which attempts to justify a fundamental paradox of the system: that Śiva has a dynamic essence despite being an infinite, omniscient, and omnipotent consciousness.
Format: Hardback
Length: 398 pages
Publication date: 28 September 2021
Publisher: Harvard University Press
The Recognition of the Lord (??śvarapratyabhijñā) by the Kashmirian Utpaladeva (c. 925–975) is a significant milestone in the history of nondual Śaivism, and it is considered one of the greatest works of Indian philosophy. The author's extensive commentary (Vivṛti) on this masterpiece was previously believed to be nearly lost, but three chapters of it have recently been discovered in the marginal annotations of other commentaries on Utpaladeva's treatise. This book presents the first critical edition, annotated translation, and study of one of these chapters, which aims to justify a fundamental paradox of the system: the idea that Śiva (interpreted as an infinite, omniscient, and omnipotent consciousness) possesses a dynamic essence due to the core of consciousness being a subtle form of action, yet it is not constrained by the temporal and spatial sequence that affects all ordinary acts and agents.
The Recognition of the Lord (??śvarapratyabhijñā) by the Kashmirian Utpaladeva (c. 925–975) is a significant milestone in the history of nondual Śaivism, and it is considered one of the greatest works of Indian philosophy. The author's extensive commentary (Vivṛti) on this masterpiece was previously believed to be nearly lost, but three chapters of it have recently been discovered in the marginal annotations of other commentaries on Utpaladeva's treatise. This book presents the first critical edition, annotated translation, and study of one of these chapters, which aims to justify a fundamental paradox of the system: the idea that Śiva (interpreted as an infinite, omniscient, and omnipotent consciousness) possesses a dynamic essence due to the core of consciousness being a subtle form of action, yet it is not constrained by the temporal and spatial sequence that affects all ordinary acts and agents.
The Recognition of the Lord (??śvarapratyabhijñā) by the Kashmirian Utpaladeva (c. 925–975) is a significant milestone in the history of nondual Śaivism, and it is considered one of the greatest works of Indian philosophy. The author's extensive commentary (Vivṛti) on this masterpiece was previously believed to be nearly lost, but three chapters of it have recently been discovered in the marginal annotations of other commentaries on Utpaladeva's treatise. This book presents the first critical edition, annotated translation, and study of one of these chapters, which aims to justify a fundamental paradox of the system: the idea that Śiva (interpreted as an infinite, omniscient, and omnipotent consciousness) possesses a dynamic essence due to the core of consciousness being a subtle form of action, yet it is not constrained by the temporal and spatial sequence that affects all ordinary acts and agents.
The Recognition of the Lord (??śvarapratyabhijñā) by the Kashmirian Utpaladeva (c. 925–975) is a significant milestone in the history of nondual Śaivism, and it is considered one of the greatest works of Indian philosophy. The author's extensive commentary (Vivṛti) on this masterpiece was previously believed to be nearly lost, but three chapters of it have recently been discovered in the marginal annotations of other commentaries on Utpaladeva's treatise. This book presents the first critical edition, annotated translation, and study of one of these chapters, which aims to justify a fundamental paradox of the system: the idea that Śiva (interpreted as an infinite, omniscient, and omnipotent consciousness) possesses a dynamic essence due to the core of consciousness being a subtle form of action, yet it is not constrained by the temporal and spatial sequence that affects all ordinary acts and agents.
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780674270817
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