The Core of Kashmir Shaivism is advaita, as expounded by Ksheemaraaja, the cousin and direct disciple of Abhinavagupta, the greatest exegete of Kashmir Shaivism. The doctrine of advaita proclaims that there is No Second and that the whole creation...
The Core of Kashmir Shaivism is advaita, as expounded by Ksheemaraaja, the cousin and direct disciple of Abhinavagupta, the greatest exegete of Kashmir Shaivism. The doctrine of advaita proclaims that there is No Second and that the whole creation is one single entity, manifesting and subsisting in itself, its own bhiti. Ksheemaraaja lived through 11-12 th centuries CE. His work is the fruition of the sadhana vimarsha of Abhinavagupta, and the preceding masters of Shaiva creed. This period of around four centuries is the golden age of Kashmir Shaivism. Together with Vedanta of AdiShankara, Kashmir Shaivism forms the loftiest philosophical reach of Indian darshana. With profuse explanatory notes, The Core of Kashmir Shaivism brings you this seminal thought from the pristine sources.