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The Kula Ritual of Abhinavagupta

 
John R. Dupuche (Author)
Synopsis Abhinavagupta, a leading figure in Kashmir Saivism, is increasingly being recognized as one of the chief contributors to the evolution of Indian thought. In his encyclopaedia work, the Tantraloka, ‘Light on the Tantras, he describes the various tantras of his day and places at their apex the most extreme of them, the Kula ritual. This work is a translation of the Trantraloka of abhinavagupta’s version of the Kula ritual. It also provides a translation of Jayaratha’s indispensable commentary. It shows the structure of the text, which is not a confused the structure of the text, which is not a confused mass of codes and activities but is articulated as finely as an Indian temple. The translation is accompanied by a commentary, the appendices, including glossary and index of words. The Kula ritual leads the practitioner to ever more exalted stages of the mantra finally to reach the highest level of consciousness, the experience of mantravyapti, the ‘pervasion of the mantra.’ The person who knows this pervasion knows that he is Bhairava. The supreme mantra of consciousness is none other than the mantra Sauh, the supreme goddess Para, which expresses the supreme reality. In this way Abhinavagupta breaks down the dualism between sacred and profane, ritual and ordinary life so that the Kula practitioner is liberated while alive, his every act is worshipped and his every word is mantra.
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John R. Dupuche

John R. Dupuche is a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. He is a member of the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission of the Archdiocese and chair of its interfaith sub-committee and is involved with the Muslim Catholic Working party. He is a member of the Australian Commission of Monastic Interfaith Dialogue and a director of the East-West Meditation Foundation. He is Chair of the Victorian Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission and an Honorary Research Associate at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology at Monash University. He conducts retreats and meditations in addition to his usual pastoral responsibilities. He is particularly interested in the interface between Christianity and Kashmir Saivism.

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Title The Kula Ritual of Abhinavagupta
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.01.2006
Edition Reprint
Language: English
isbn 8120819799
length xv+532p., Appendices; Bibliography; 23cm.