Trika

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Trika is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition from Kashmir that emphasizes the unity of consciousness and reality through the worship and realization of Śiva, Śakti, and the individual self.

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instanceOf Kashmir Shaivism school
non-dual Shaiva tradition
philosophical tradition
aimsAt liberation (mokṣa)
realization of one’s identity with Śiva
associatedPhilosopher Abhinavagupta
Kṣemarāja
linked to: Kshemaraja

Utpaladeva
Vasugupta
associatedWith Kashmir Shaivism
coreConcept identity of Śiva, Śakti, and the individual self
prakāśa (luminosity of consciousness)
recognition of one’s true nature as Śiva
spanda (vibration of consciousness)
vimarśa (self-awareness of consciousness)
emphasizes non-dualism
unity of consciousness and reality
epistemologicalView direct recognition (pratyabhijñā) as means to liberation
geographicalContext Kashmir Valley
hasMainDeity Śakti
linked to: Adhya Shakti

Śiva
linked to: Shiva
hasScripturalBasisIn Pratyabhijñā texts
Spanda Kārikā
linked to: Spanda Karikas

Tantras
Āgamas
linked to: Śaiva Āgamas

Śiva Sūtras
linked to: Shiva Sutras
historicalPeriod flourished between 9th and 12th centuries CE
holds Śakti as dynamic power of Śiva
Śiva as supreme, all-pervasive consciousness
includesPractice contemplation of non-dual awareness
mantra recitation
meditation
ritual worship (pūjā)
influenced later non-dual Śaiva and Śākta traditions
languageOfKeyTexts Sanskrit
metaphysicalView rejects absolute world-illusionism
the world is real as Śiva’s manifestation
ontology everything is consciousness (cit)
originatesFromRegion Kashmir
regionOfPractice Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
relatedTradition Krama school
Pratyabhijñā school
Spanda school
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism
religiousTraditionOf Hinduism
teaches that bondage is due to ignorance of one’s real nature
that the universe is a manifestation of consciousness
viewsIndividualSelfAs not different from Śiva
worships Śakti
linked to: Adhya Shakti

Śiva
linked to: Shiva

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