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| Born | Shankara c. 950 CE |
| Died | c. 1016 CE |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Creed | Kashmir Shaivism |
| Notable work(s) | Tantrāloka etc |
| Known for | Doctrine of Vibration (spanda) |
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Abhinavagupta (Devanāgarī अभिनवगुप्तः; c. 950 – 1016 CE[1][2]: 27 ) was a mystic and aesthetician from Kashmir.[3] He was also considered an influential musician, poet, dramatist, exegete, theologian, and logician[4][5] – a polymathic personality who exercised strong influences on Indian culture.[6][7]
Abhinavagupta was born in a Kānyakubja Brāhmin family of scholars and mystics whose ancestors immigrated from Kannauj on invitation by the great king of Kashmir, Lalitaditya Muktapida.[8][9][10] He studied all the schools of philosophy and art of his time under the guidance of as many as fifteen (or more) teachers and gurus.[2]: 35 In his long life he completed over 35 works, the largest and most famous of which is Tantrāloka, an encyclopedic treatise on all the philosophical and practical aspects of Kaula and Trika (known today as Kashmir Shaivism). Another one of his very important contributions was in the field of philosophy of aesthetics with his famous Abhinavabhāratī commentary of Nāṭyaśāstra of Bharata Muni.[11]
- ^ Triadic Heart of Shiva, Paul E. Muller-Ortega, page 12
- ^ a b Rastogi, Navjivan (1987). Introduction to the Tantraloka: A Study in Structure. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120801806.
- ^ "Abhinavagupta – the Philosopher". Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Key to the Vedas, Nathalia Mikhailova, page 169
- ^ The Pratyabhijñā Philosophy, Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, page 12
- ^ Companion to Tantra, S.C. Banerji, page 89
- ^ Proceedings and Transactions of the ... All-India Oriental Conference. Bihar and Orissa Research Society. 1964. p. 48.
- ^ Journal asiatique, Volumes 244-245. Société asiatique. 1956. p. 238.
- ^ D.D. Kosambi (1974). Indian Society Historical Probings, in, Memory of D. D. Kosambi. People's Publishing House. p. 185.
- ^ Luce dei Tantra, Tantrāloka, Abhinavagupta, Raniero Gnoli, page LXXVII