Vijnana Bhairava Tantra

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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra is a foundational tantric scripture of Kashmir Shaivism that presents numerous meditative techniques for realizing one’s true nature as universal consciousness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
Kashmir Shaivism text ⓘ
Shaiva scripture ⓘ
Tantric scripture ⓘ
aimsAt direct experiential realization ⓘ
realization of one’s true nature as universal consciousness ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Vigyan Bhairav Tantra ⓘ
associatedWith Abhinavagupta ⓘ
category nondual Shaiva tantra ⓘ
centralConcept Bhairava ⓘ
linked to: Mahakal

Shiva as supreme consciousness ⓘ
pratyabhijna (recognition of the Self) ⓘ
spanda (vibration of consciousness) ⓘ
commentaryBy Abhinavagupta ⓘ
Ksemaraja ⓘ
describes 112 dharanas ⓘ
dialogueForm dialogue between Bhairava and Bhairavi ⓘ
emphasizes everyday experiences as gateways to realization ⓘ
immediacy of enlightenment ⓘ
inner experience over external ritual ⓘ
non-ritualistic practice ⓘ
focusesOn meditation techniques ⓘ
nondual realization ⓘ
tantric yoga ⓘ
universal consciousness ⓘ
genre tantra ⓘ
influenced later Kashmir Shaiva meditation manuals ⓘ
modern nondual meditation teachings ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
methodology breath-based meditations ⓘ
contemplative practices ⓘ
sense-based meditations ⓘ
sound-based meditations ⓘ
void-based meditations ⓘ
numberOfMeditationMethods 112 ⓘ
period medieval India ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Trika Shaivism ⓘ
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism
preservedIn Kashmir Shaiva manuscript traditions ⓘ
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism
regionOfOrigin Kashmir ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
script Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ
scripturalFamily Bhairava tantras ⓘ
scripturalStatus foundational text of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
structure question-and-answer format ⓘ
teaches recognition of the Self in all experiences ⓘ
use of shock, awe, and intensity as meditative doors ⓘ
titleTranslation “Tantra of the Supreme Knowledge of Bhairava” ⓘ

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Kashmir Shaivism → associatedWithText → Vijnana Bhairava Tantra ⓘ
Pratyabhijñā school → influencedBy → Bhairava Tantras ⓘ
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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra → titleTranslation → “Tantra of the Supreme Knowledge of Bhairava” ⓘ
linked to: Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra → alsoKnownAs → Vigyan Bhairav Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra → scripturalFamily → Bhairava tantras ⓘ
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Kshemaraja → commentaryOn → Vijñānabhairava Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Vijnana Bhairava Tantra