Pratyabhijnahridayam

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Pratyabhijnahridayam is a foundational philosophical text of Kashmir Shaivism that succinctly presents the non-dual recognition doctrine of this tradition.

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Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam 3
Pratyabhijna 1
Pratyabhijnahridayam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sanskrit text
Shaiva scripture
philosophical text
aimsTo summarize the Pratyabhijñā doctrine in concise form
associatedDeity Śiva
linked to: Shiva
associatedTradition Trika Shaivism
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism
authorIsDiscipleOf Abhinavagupta
belongsToSchool Pratyabhijñā school
belongsToTradition Kashmir Shaivism
centralDoctrine non-dual recognition
recognition of one’s own true nature as Śiva
composedByDiscipleOf Abhinavagupta
coreTheme recognition through direct insight rather than ritual alone
unity of consciousness and its manifestations
focusesOn identity of individual self and universal Śiva
genre Tantric philosophical treatise
hasAlternativeName Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
hasAlternativeTransliteration Pratyabhijñā-hṛdayam
Pratyabhijñāhṛdaya
hasAuthor Kṣemarāja
linked to: Kshemaraja
hasCommentaries traditional Kashmir Shaiva commentarial literature
influencedBy Abhinavagupta’s Pratyabhijñā works
keyConcept pratyabhijñā (recognition)
spanda (vibration of consciousness)
linked to: Spanda-vṛtti

vimarśa (self-reflective awareness)
ābhāsa (manifestation as appearance)
Śakti as the power of consciousness
Śiva as universal consciousness
language Sanskrit
numberOfVerses 20
period medieval India
philosophicalOrientation non-dualism
regionOfOrigin Kashmir
religiousContext Hinduism
studiedIn Indological scholarship
comparative philosophy of religion
subjectMatter epistemology
metaphysics
spiritual liberation
yogic practice
teaches that bondage is due to non-recognition of one’s true nature
that liberation is recognition of one’s own Śiva-nature
textType sūtra-like aphorisms
usedIn Kashmir Shaiva philosophical training
non-dual Śaiva meditation instruction

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Kashmir Shaivism associatedWithText Pratyabhijnahridayam
Pratyabhijñā school keyText Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
linked to: Pratyabhijnahridayam
Shiva Sutras philosophicalSchool Pratyabhijna
linked to: Pratyabhijnahridayam
Kshemaraja notableWork Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
linked to: Pratyabhijnahridayam
Pratyabhijnahridayam hasAlternativeName Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
linked to: Pratyabhijnahridayam
Pratyabhijnahridayam hasAlternativeTransliteration Pratyabhijñā-hṛdayam
linked to: Pratyabhijnahridayam