Kashmir Shaivaism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780887061806)

J. C. Chatterji's book is a brief introduction to the nature of ultimate reality and the manifestation of the universe according to the Trika System. It also covers, briefly, the history of this advaita Shaiva philosophy of Kashmir. First published in 1914 as the first book in "The Kashmir Series of Texts and Studies," it is still the clearest introduction to the Tattvas of the Trika.

Since the lower twenty-five of the thirty-six Trika Tattvas represent the entire universe from the Samkhya point of view, here also is a very clear exposition of the Samkhya Tattvas. The only difference is that, while the Purusha and the Prakriti are the final realities for Samkhya, they are but derivatives according to the Trika, which, carrying the analysis further, recognizes eleven additional Tattvas above the Purusha.

Author: J. C. Chatterji
ISBN-10: 088706180X
ISBN-13: 9780887061806
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 10/31/1986
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.06w x 0.52d