THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF KASMIRA SAIVISM BY MOTI LAL PANDIT - A STUDY OF TRIKA THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The philosophical
thought of Trika Saivism of Kashmir adumbrates a new dawn in the religious as
well as philosophical history of India. It is so rich in its metaphysical
thought as to be universal on account of it being open- minded and synthetic.
It recognizes the validity of philosophical thought of every school to the
extent that the truth is apprehended and recognized. It is because of this
synthetic approach that Trika Saivism has successfully wedded realism with
idealism. It is idealistic to the extent that it maintains that the world is
nothing but the emanation of consciousness. It is realistic to the measure that
it concludes that the emanation of the objective world is real. It rejects the
Vedantic view of the Absolute as being mere light of consciousness. Instead, it
speaks of the Absolute as being both the light of consciousness as well as
cognitive self- awareness. It is on the basis of this philosophical thought
that Trika thinkers have equated the Absolute with absolute Freedom. Thus, the
Absolute of Trika is not an inactive or impersonal principle, but it is an
absolutism that has theistic orientation characterized by Freedom. Above all,
it gave birth to a new school of philosophy, namely, the Pratyabhijna
School.
Moti Lal Pandit, trained
as a theologian and linguist, has been engaged in Indological research for the
last thirty years. He has published articles as well as books on a vast range
of subjects. Initially, he began his research in Vedic religion and philosophy.
Gradually, he shifted his attention towards Buddhism and as a result of this
shift; he has been successful in publishing a number of books on Buddhism
philosophy and history. For the last several years however he is fully engaged
in the study of Trika Saivism of Kashmir. Some of his publications: Vedic
Hinduism, The Essentials of Buddhist Thought, Sankara’s concept of Reality,
Buddhism in Perspective, Being as Becoming, Towards Transcendence, The Buddhist
theory of knowledge and Reality, from Dualism to Non Dualism.
Book: The Philosophical and
Practical Aspects of Kasmira Saivism
Author: Moti Lal Pandit
ISBN: 978-81-215-1232-9
Number of Pages: VII + 258
Language: English
Author: Moti Lal Pandit
ISBN: 978-81-215-1232-9
Number of Pages: VII + 258
Language: English
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