Tantrasāra

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Tantrasāra is a key philosophical and theological treatise by the Kashmiri polymath Abhinavagupta that systematically presents the core doctrines of non-dual Shaiva Tantra.

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Tantrasāra canonical 1
Tantrāloka 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kashmir Shaivism text
Sanskrit text
Shaiva philosophical treatise
Tantric theological treatise
aim To summarize and systematize core Shaiva Tantric doctrines
associatedWith Abhinavagupta’s Trika corpus
audience Advanced practitioners and scholars of Shaiva Tantra
author Abhinavagupta
century 10th–11th century CE
coreDoctrine Identity of individual self and universal Self
Non-dualism (advaya)
Supremacy of Śiva as absolute consciousness
Unity of Śiva and Śakti
country India
describedAs Systematic presentation of non-dual Shaiva Tantra doctrines
field Indian philosophy
Religious studies
Shaiva theology
focus Metaphysics of consciousness
Spiritual liberation (mokṣa)
Tantric practice in non-dual Shaivism
Theology of Śiva
linked to: Shaivism
genre Philosophical treatise
Theological treatise
influencedBy Trika Tantras
linked to: Tantra

Śaiva Āgamas
keyConcept Prakāśa and Vimarśa (light and reflective awareness)
Spanda (vibration of consciousness)
linked to: Spanda Karikas

Tattva cosmology
Upāya (means to liberation)
language Sanskrit
ontology Everything as manifestation of Śiva-consciousness
philosophicalSchool Kashmir Shaivism
region Kashmir
relatedWork Tantrāloka
relatedWorkRelation Often regarded as a more concise or summary presentation of themes found in Tantrāloka
religiousContext Hinduism
religiousDiscipline Tantra
religiousOrientation Non-dual (advaita) Shaivism
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism
script Devanāgarī (in many modern editions)
statusInTradition Authoritative exposition of non-dual Shaiva Tantra
studiedIn Indology
South Asian studies
subjectOf Kashmir Shaivism studies
tradition Non-dual Shaiva Tantra
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism

Trika Shaivism
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism

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Abhinavagupta notableWork Tantrāloka
linked to: Tantrasāra
Abhinavagupta notableWork Tantrasāra