Abhinavagupta's philosophy of revelation : : an edition and annotated translation of Mālinīśloklavārttika I, 1-399 / / Jürgen Hanneder..

• Superior document: Groningen Oriental studies ; volume 14
• VerfasserIn: Hanneder, Jürgen,
• Place / Publishing House: Groningen : : Brill,, 1998.
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Groningen Oriental studies ; volume 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 295 pages).

The first part of the 'Versified Commentary on the Mālinītantra' (Mālinīślokvārttika) by the tenth-century theologian Abhinavagupta, which is translated here for the first time, presents a philosophy of Śaiva revelation, conceived of as a descent of the highest non-dual form of knowledge, through the different levels of speech, into the knowledge embodied in the canon of Tantras or Agamas on which the Śaiva religion is based. The aim of the text is to demonstrate the logic behind the claim of the monistic Tantric schools on which Abhinavagupta bases his philosophy. The present volume deals in its introduction with the scriptural background of the Śaiva religion because that is a prerequisite for understanding many of the arguments in the text. The translation is accompanied by a re-edition of the Sanskrit text with the help of two manuscripts not consulted before, and a running commentary. A fragment of the Śrīkaṇṭī, which is probably the source for some of Abhinavaguptas theories of the Śaiva canon, is transcribed in an appendix.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- PART 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1 The Śaiva Revelation -- 1.1 The Validity of Non-vedic Revelation -- 1.2 Śiva's 'Body' -- 1.3 The Structure of the Śaiva Canon -- 1.4 Models of Integration -- 1.5 Abhinavagupta's Definition of Āgama -- 1.6 The Threefold Division -- 1.7 Tantrālokaviveka 1.18 -- 2 The Mālinīślokavārttika -- 3 The Text of the Mālinīślokavārttika -- 3.1 The Names of the Text -- 3.2 Editions and Manuscripts -- 3.3 Description of the Manuscripts -- 3.4 Textual Criticism -- 3.5 Stylistic Peculiarities -- 3.6 Notes on the Translation and the Commentary -- 3.7 Abbreviations Used in the Edition -- PART 2 TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- PART 3 COMMENTARY -- 1 Introductory Verses -- 2 The Mūlasūtra -- 3 The Nature of Knowledge -- 4 The Trika -- 4.1 Śāstra as the Knowledge Inherent in Consciousness -- 5 The Five Powers -- 5.1 The Nature of Time -- 5.2 Light as Knowledge -- 5.3 The Nature of the Light of Consciousness -- 5.4 The Number of Powers -- 5.5 The Transcendence of Purity -- 6 The Five Streams of the Śāstra -- 6.1 Kula -- 6.2 Time -- 6.3 The Sixth Stream -- 6.4 Trika Defined as "Half of Six" -- 6.5 The Five Faces of Sadāśiva -- 6.6 Īśāna -- 6.7 Tatpuruṣa -- 6.8 Sadyojāta -- 6.9 Sadyojāta (continued) -- 6.10 Vāmadeva -- 6.11 Aghora -- 7 The Three Divisions of the Śāstra -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 The Śrīkaṇṭhī -- 1.1 Summary of Contents -- Appendix 2 Verse Index -- Appendix 3 Bibliography.