Shambhavopaya section

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The Shambhavopaya section is a key portion of the Shiva Sutras that outlines the highest, most direct means to spiritual realization through the power of pure awareness or divine will.

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Label Occurrences
Shambhavopaya section canonical 1
Shiva Sutras second section 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf scriptural section
teaching on spiritual practice
aimsAt liberation while living (jivanmukti)
associatedWith Kashmir Shaivism
Shaivism
contrastedWith Anavopaya section
Shaktopaya section
coreConcept divine freedom (svatantrya)
grace of Shiva
power of pure awareness
describes Shambhavopaya
describesLevel highest upaya
emphasizes immediacy of enlightenment
inner recognition of the Self
non-dual awareness
focusesOn direct spiritual realization
divine will
pure awareness
goal realization of one’s true nature as Shiva
influencedBy earlier Shaiva Tantras
language Sanskrit
method effortless awareness
sudden recognition
ontology non-dual Shaiva metaphysics
partOf Shiva Sutras
religion Hinduism
scripturalStatus authoritative in Kashmir Shaivism
studiedBy practitioners of Kashmir Shaivism
scholars of Indian philosophy
teaches highest means to realization
textualForm aphoristic sutras
tradition Trika Shaivism
upayaType Shambhavopaya

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Shiva Sutras hasPart Shambhavopaya section
Anavopaya section locatedIn Shiva Sutras second section
linked to: Shambhavopaya section