The Triadic Heart of Siva

Paul E. Muller-Ortega

Description

This book explores one of the most explicit and sophisticated theoretical formulations of tantric yoga. It explains Abhinavagupta's teaching about the nature of ultimate reality, about the methods for experiencing this ultimate reality, and about the nature of the state of realization, a condition of embodied enlightenment. The author uncovers the conceptual matrix surrounding the practices of the Kaula lineage of Kashmir Shaivism.

The primary textual basis for the book is provided by Abhinavagupta's Paratrisika-laghuvrtti, a short meditation manual that centers on the symbolism of the Heart-mantra, SAUH.

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. Introduction and Methodological Considerations

2. The Historical Context

3. The Symbol of the Heart in India Prior to Abhinavagupta

4. The Heart as Ultimate Reality

5. The Heart as Embodied Cosmos: Kula

6. The Heart: Vibration and Emissional Power

7. The Heart and Natural Metaphors

8. The Heart as Mantra

9. Conclusion: The Heart Attained

APPENDIX

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 31 mars 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781438413853
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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