Utpaladeva on the Power of Action: A First Edition, Annotated Translation and Study of Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛti,...

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Isabelle Ratié

Utpaladeva on the Power of Action

A First Edition, Annotated Translation and Study of Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛti, Chapter 2.1

Isabelle Ratié

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Harvard University Press
28 September 2021

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Buddhism; Buddhist life & practice; Buddhist sacred texts; Ancient religions & mythologies

Series: Harvard Oriental Series

The Recognition of the Lord (Īśvarapratyabhij�ā) by the Kashmirian Utpaladeva (c. 925-975) is a landmark in the history of nondual Śaivism, and one of the masterpieces of Indian philosophy. The detailed commentary (Vivṛti) on it by the author himself was so far considered almost entirely lost, but three chapters of this major work were recently recovered from marginal annotations in manuscripts of other commentaries on Utpaladeva's treatise. The book provides the first critical edition, annotated translation and study of one of these chapters, which endeavours to justify a fundamental paradox of the system--namely, the idea that Śiva (understood as an infinite, omniscient, and omnipotent consciousness) has a dynamic essence since the core of consciousness is a subtle form of action, and yet is by no means limited by the temporal and spatial sequence that affects all ordinary acts and agents.

By: Isabelle Ratié
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9780674270817
ISBN 10: 0674270819
Series: Harvard Oriental Series
Pages: 414
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Isabelle Ratié is Professor of Sanskrit Language and Literatures at Sorbonne Nouvelle (University of Paris 3).