The Teachings of the Odd-Eyed One
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-7553-9 (ISBN)
This book offers the first published translation of the contemplative manual Virūpāksapañcasikā, written circa the twelfth century CE, and the commentary on it, Vivrti by Vidyācakravartin. These late works from the Pratyabhijñā tradition of monistic and tantric Kashmiri Śaiva 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 Pratyabhijñā philosophical psychology in dialogue with Western religious and psychoanalytic conceptions of identity and "narcissism," and also demonstrates the Śaiva tradition's strong concern with ethics. The richly annotated translation and glossary illuminate the texts for all readers.
David Peter Lawrence is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Dakota. He is the author of Rediscovering God with Transcendental Argument: A Contemporary Interpretation of Monistic Kashmiri Śaiva Philosophy, also published by SUNY Press.
List of Illustrations
Preface
List of Abbreviations
PART I: Introduction
1. The Texts in their Religious and Intellectual Contexts
2. The Instruction of Indra
3. The Odd-Eyed One’s Teachings on the Tantric Self and its Universal Body
4. Comparative Reflections:Cosmic Narcissism and Divine Self-Satisfaction
5. On the Translation
PART II: Translation of the Virūpāksapañcāśikā with the commentary of Vidyācakravartin
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.9.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | SUNY series in Hindu Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 4 |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 435 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7914-7553-0 / 0791475530 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7914-7553-9 / 9780791475539 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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