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  Kashmiri Shaiva Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta ambitiously conceive the Pratyabhijnā system as both a philosophical apologetics (which follows Sanskritic standards of scholastic argument) and an internalized form of tantric ritual that leads students directly to identification with Shiva.
Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta refute the Buddhist contention that recognition is a contingent reaction to direct experience by claiming that it is integral or transcendental to all experience.
Utpaladeva describes the method of the Pratyabhijnā philosophy, in a manner homologous to the epistemology of recognition, as leading to salvation through the contemplation of one's status as the agent of the universe.
www.iep.utm.edu /k/kashmiri.htm   (3513 words)

  
 Saints and Sages: Utpaladeva
From some authors on Kashmir Shaivism and his contemporaries we find that he was a Brahmin and lived a married life around the middle of 900 A.D. He was the son of Udayakar.
Utpaladeva must have been a precocious boy with a sharp intellect and a quest for learning.
This becomes evident from the fact that he was taken as a disciple by the great philosopher.
www.koausa.org /Saints/Utpaladeva/index.html   (181 words)

  
 Ossian Temple in Jodhpur,Hindu Temple Tours,Ossian Jain Temples,Temple Tour of Rajasthan,Jain Temples of Jodhpur
Though Ossian does not figure in the regular tourist guides of India, yet this once prosperous city, boasts of more than 100 Hindu and Jain temples dating back to the Medieval age.
Legend has it that the town was founded by Utpaladeva, a Rajput prince of the Pratihara Dynasty.
It was then known as Ukesha or Upkeshapur.
rajasthan.indiantravelportal.com /temples/ossian.html   (326 words)

  
 Muktabodha Institute - Fellowships
They were deeply impacted by his engagement with Sanskrit as a living language, and his penetrating insight into the text they studied with him, Utpaladeva’s Isvarpratyabhijna Karika.
A book was published based on their recorded lessons with Dr. Pandit, and the students subsequently completed their dissertations and are now sharing their knowledge through their own teaching and writing.
Pandit (esteemed scholar of Kashmir Shaivism) focused on Utpaladeva's Ishvarapratyabhijnakarika.
www.muktabodha.org /fellowships.htm   (738 words)

  
 * Utpaladeva - (Yoga): Definition
Utpaladeva - Abhinavagupta's grandmaster; a poet and mystic who composed songs in praise of Shiva, known as the Utpalasutravali
Pratyabhijna Shastra - contains metaphysical works, with a high spiritual level, and is the least accessible to the common reader.
From this category the most important works are: Ishvara Pratyabhijna of Utpaladeva and Pratyabhijna Vimarsini,...
en.mimi.hu /yoga/utpaladeva.html   (77 words)

  
 Muktabodha Institute Seminars
Therefore Muktabodha has held two seminars for graduate and Ph.D. level students on key texts of this philosophy, led by senior US scholars in the field.
Working directly with the original Sanskrit texts, the seminars focused on passages from Utpaladeva’s Isvarapratyabhijna Karika and Abhinavagupta’s Tantrasara.
In these small, highly focused seminars, participants have been able to work closely with leading scholars, studying significant texts and topics that were not generally offered at their home universities.
www.muktabodha.org /seminars.htm   (725 words)

  
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Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir: A Translation and Study of Utpaladeva`s Shivastotravali (ISBN: 0887064930)
Utpaladeva was one of the masters of the tantric tradition in Kashmir and `Shivastotravali` reflects his philosophy.
The book illuminates many facets of his quest and shows the feeling and intending of the practices suggested by him.
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