An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy: The Paramarthasara of Abhinavagupta with the Commentary of Yogaraja

By Lyne Bansat-Boudon and Kamaleshadatta Tripathi

The Paramarthasara, or 'Essence of Ultimate Reality', is a work of the Kashmirian polymath Abhinavagupta (tenth and eleventh centuries). It is a brief treatise in which the author outlines the doctrine of which he is a notable exponent, namely nondualistic Saivism, which he designates in his works as the Trika, or 'Triad' of three principles: Siva, Sakti and the embodied soul (nara). This book presents, along with a critically revised Sanskrit text, the first annotated English translation of both Abhinavagupta's Paramarthasara and Yogaraja's commentary.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041534669X
• ISBN13: 9780415346696
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"