Tantrāloka
E493982
Tantrāloka is a seminal 10th-century Sanskrit treatise by Abhinavagupta that systematically expounds the non-dual Śaiva Tantra of Kashmir Shaivism, integrating its ritual, metaphysics, and yoga into a unified philosophical framework.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tantrāloka canonical | 2 |
| Tantraloka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5087231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tantrāloka Context triple: [Tantrasāra, relatedWork, Tantrāloka]
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Tantravārttika
Tantravārttika is a foundational Sanskrit commentary on Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras that systematically develops the ritualistic and epistemological doctrines of the Pūrvamīmāṃsā school.
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Dhvanyāloka
Dhvanyāloka is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on literary theory and poetics, especially known for formulating the influential doctrine of poetic suggestion (dhvani).
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Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar is a Marathi literary work by social reformer and education pioneer Savitribai Phule, reflecting her progressive ideas and reformist thought.
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Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tantrāloka Target entity description: Tantrāloka is a seminal 10th-century Sanskrit treatise by Abhinavagupta that systematically expounds the non-dual Śaiva Tantra of Kashmir Shaivism, integrating its ritual, metaphysics, and yoga into a unified philosophical framework.
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A.
Tantravārttika
Tantravārttika is a foundational Sanskrit commentary on Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras that systematically develops the ritualistic and epistemological doctrines of the Pūrvamīmāṃsā school.
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B.
Dhvanyāloka
Dhvanyāloka is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on literary theory and poetics, especially known for formulating the influential doctrine of poetic suggestion (dhvani).
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C.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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D.
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar is a Marathi literary work by social reformer and education pioneer Savitribai Phule, reflecting her progressive ideas and reformist thought.
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E.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit treatise
ⓘ
Shaiva scripture ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematize Śaiva Tantra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pratyabhijñā school
ⓘ
Trika system ⓘ
linked to:
Trika (threefold) system
|
| author | Abhinavagupta ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
recognition (pratyabhijñā)
ⓘ
Śiva-Śakti non-duality ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy | Jayaratha ⓘ |
| considered | seminal work of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| date | 10th century ⓘ |
| describes |
cosmology
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ yogic practice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Trika Shaivism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
non-dualism ⓘ |
| genre |
Tantric text
ⓘ
philosophical treatise ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | Viveka by Jayaratha ⓘ |
| hasPart | chapters ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kashmir Shaiva exegetical tradition
ⓘ
later Shaiva philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Agamas
ⓘ
linked to:
Āgamas
Śaiva Tantras ⓘ
linked to:
Shaiva Tantra
|
| integrates |
metaphysics
ⓘ
mystical experience ⓘ ritual ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
idealism
ⓘ
monism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
non-dual Śaiva Tantra
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
|
| placeOfComposition | Kashmir ⓘ |
| region | Kashmir ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Tantrasāra
ⓘ
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī ⓘ
linked to:
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti-vimarśinī
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| subject |
Kashmir Shaivism doctrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
metaphysics ⓘ ritual ⓘ yoga ⓘ Śaiva Tantra ⓘ
linked to:
Shaiva Tantra
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| titleMeaning | Light on the Tantras ⓘ |
| tradition | Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
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Subject: Tantrāloka Description of subject: Tantrāloka is a seminal 10th-century Sanskrit treatise by Abhinavagupta that systematically expounds the non-dual Śaiva Tantra of Kashmir Shaivism, integrating its ritual, metaphysics, and yoga into a unified philosophical framework.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Tantrāloka