{"product_id":"kalikrama-and-abhinavagupta","title":"Kalikrama and Abhinavagupta","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-desc-detail\" id=\"over-view\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Krama School of the Trika Saivism of Kashmir, more familiar as Kalikrama in the contemporary parlance, has turned out to be the most crucial among the monistic Saiva traditions of medieval Kashmir after the Pratyabhijna school, a scenario people could hardly envisage six decades back when it first came to the notice of modern scholarship. The doctrine of Kalikrama, lit. sequential order of consciousness deities called Kalis, constitutes the most pivotal aspect of this school marked by a synchronous resonance between the esoteric\/Tantric and cognitive\/metaphysical undercurrents of the system.\u003cbr\u003eIn order to delve deeper into the doctrine of Kalikrama the present monograph does some loud thinking in three important areas: (a) the role of cognitivization in the ultimate realization; (b) the theoretical background of the mystical experience built around the consciousness deity(ies); and (c) the inconclusiveness of the hidden meaning posing an epistemological barrier in the study of an esoteric Tantric tradition. In all these areas one cannot miss the imprints of Abhinavagupta’s profound contribution. As such, the present study journeys into three directions: (1) a short genealogy of modern Krama studies; (2) the epistemology of the esoteric internalization embodied in the doctrine of Kalikrama; and (3) the role played by Abhinavagupta as its foremost architect. As such, the present study needs be construed as a small step towards discovering the intrinsic epistemological ethos of an esoteric Tantric tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-desc-detail\" id=\"book-content\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"title-detail\"\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Approaching the Core Theme\u003cbr\u003eTradition Underexplored\u003cbr\u003eBrief Recount of Modern Krama Studies\u003cbr\u003eMeaning of “Exploring” an Esoteric System\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Succession as the Central Problem of Philosophy\u003cbr\u003eKrama Exegesis of Succession (Krama)\u003cbr\u003eSynthesizing Succession with the Unitary Framework of Krama\u003cbr\u003eExplaining the Nature of Succession (Krama)\u003cbr\u003eKrama vs Apohana: Succession vs Logical Exclusion\u003cbr\u003eBhedana, Apohana and Kramana: Differentiation, Logical Exclusion and Succession\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Krama Reality as Kalo\u003cbr\u003eKrama’s Indebtedness to Bhartrhari and Patanjali\u003cbr\u003eHermeneutics of Kalana: The Niche World-view of  Abhinavagupta’s Krama\u003cbr\u003eCyclical Notion of Reality: Essence of Four- Five-fold Functional Ontology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Abhinavagupta as Pramana-Purusa: The Foremost Systematizer of Krama\u003cbr\u003eIntegrating Krama within Pratyabhijna Metaphysics\u003cbr\u003eSeminal Elements of Abhinavagupta’s Legacy\u003cbr\u003eAssociating Kalis with Saktopaya\u003cbr\u003eAbhinavagupta’s Krama Writings\u003cbr\u003eMotivation behind Composing a New Krama-Stotra\u003cbr\u003eThe New Krama-Stotra as an Embodiment of Abhinavagupta’s Version of Samvit-cakra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Abhinavagupta’s Kramification of Trika Thought\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping Anuttaratrika-prakriyà Methodology for Exploring Tantra-Tattva\u003cbr\u003eReformulating Cultural Paradigm: Positing Bhoga as an Integral Component of Moksa\u003cbr\u003eDevising an Encyclopaedic Epistemological  Architecture under Anuttaratrika-prakriya\u003cbr\u003eExternal Phase\u003cbr\u003eInternal Phase\u003cbr\u003eInventing Prakriya Methodology at Macro Level\u003cbr\u003eSchematization at Micro Level\u003cbr\u003eSchematization at Subtler Micro Level\u003cbr\u003e(a) Appropriating Kalana to Twelve-Kali Cycle  (Samvit-Krama) (b) Four Models of Twelve-Kali Cycle\u003cbr\u003eAppropriating Kalana to Vikalpa-Samskara\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Epistemology of Internalization\u003cbr\u003eStructural Epistemologization\u003cbr\u003eSense Faculties as Sense Deities (Karanesvari)\u003cbr\u003eBody as Threefold Seat of Awareness Flow\u003cbr\u003eAs Gross Seat (Pitha-Niketana)\u003cbr\u003eAs Subtle Seat (Vrnda-Cakra)\u003cbr\u003eAs Transcendental Seat (Pancavaha)\u003cbr\u003eAnalysing Epistemological Process\u003cbr\u003ePramana as a Vehicle for Internalizing the Object\u003cbr\u003ePramana as an Aestheticizing Process\u003cbr\u003eMeta-epistemological Character of Pramana\u003cbr\u003ePramana as Karana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Abhinavagupta’s Kramification of the Tantric Lore: Revisiting His Paramarthasara\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Summing Up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNavjivan Rastogi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a direct descendant in the lineage of K.C. Pandey, is supposed to represent the contemporary ingenious Indian scholarship dedicated to unravelling the profound speculative tradition of Abhinavan thought. Now retired from active service, Rastogi is formerly Head of the Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit languages and Hony. Director of the Abhinavagupta Institute of Aesthetics and Shaiva Philosophy, University of Lucknow. His known works include: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Krama Tantricism of Kashmir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Vol 1; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to the Tantraloka: A Study in Structure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKashmira Shivadvayavada ki Mula Avadharanayen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTantraloka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (with the Viveka of Jayaratha, in eight vols., jointly edited with R.C. Dwivedi). His two books are in the press: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbhinava: Perspectives on Abhinavagupta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [Essays in Memory of K.C. Pandey] (ed.) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbhinavagupta ka Tantragamiya Darshanika Cintana: Tattva-jnana, Itihasa, Sanskriti aura Saundarya-vimarsha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the “Darshanika Cintana Srijana Series” of Akhila Bharatiya Darshan Parishad. His current engagements comprise the editing of the volume on Kashmir Shaivism of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEncyclopaedia of Indian Philosophies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Karl H. Potter and English translation of Somananda's Shiva-drishti for the Indian Council of Philosophical Research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Navjivan Rastogi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378478477450,"sku":"","price":900.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8583\/1818\/files\/9788124607572-325x500_jpg.png?v=1709632252","url":"https:\/\/www.motilalbanarsidass.com\/en-us\/products\/kalikrama-and-abhinavagupta","provider":"Motilal Banarsidass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}