A Trident of Wisdom: Translation of Parātrīśikā-vivaraṇa

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State University of New York Press, Jul 3, 1989 - Religion - 405 pages
"I have prepared a trident of Wisdom in order to cut asunder their bondage." — Abhinavagupta

This is a long commentary on a short Tantra. One of the most authoritative and venerated texts in Kashmir Shaivism, it deals with the nature of Ultimate Reality and with methods of realization focusing on the theory and practice of Mantra. Abhinavagupta presents his metaphysics of language, of the Word (Vak), and its relation to consciousness. He calls it, "trikasastra-rahasya-upadesa: The teaching of the secret of the Trika doctrine."
 

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67
2
Arrangement of letters according to Mātṛkā
4
Verse
19
Verse 20
60
Parasamvitti supreme consciousness
143
The outline of the Mandala of the trident
237
Verse 21
267
Verse 36
268
ParātrīśikāVivaraņa Sanskrit Text ११०६
393
Index of Half Verses of Parātrīsikā १११
402
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