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A study and translation of a tantric contemplative manual and the commentary on it.

This book offers the first published translation of the contemplative manual Virupaksapañcasika, written circa the twelfth century CE, and the commentary on it, Vivrti by Vidyacakravartin. These late works from the Pratyabhijña tradition of monistic and tantric Kashmiri Saiva philosophy focus on means to deindividualize and disclose the primordial, divine essential natures of the human ego and body-sense.

David Peter Lawrence situates these writings in their medieval, South Asian religious and intellectual contexts. He goes on to engage Pratyabhijña philosophical psychology in dialogue with Western religious and psychoanalytic conceptions of identity and narcissism, and also demonstrates the Saiva tradition''s strong concern with ethics. The richly annotated translation and glossary illuminate the texts for all readers.

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      Publisher: State University of New York Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/09/2008
      ISBN13: 9780791475539, 978-0791475539
      ISBN10: 791475530

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A study and translation of a tantric contemplative manual and the commentary on it.

      This book offers the first published translation of the contemplative manual Virupaksapañcasika, written circa the twelfth century CE, and the commentary on it, Vivrti by Vidyacakravartin. These late works from the Pratyabhijña tradition of monistic and tantric Kashmiri Saiva philosophy focus on means to deindividualize and disclose the primordial, divine essential natures of the human ego and body-sense.

      David Peter Lawrence situates these writings in their medieval, South Asian religious and intellectual contexts. He goes on to engage Pratyabhijña philosophical psychology in dialogue with Western religious and psychoanalytic conceptions of identity and narcissism, and also demonstrates the Saiva tradition''s strong concern with ethics. The richly annotated translation and glossary illuminate the texts for all readers.

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