{"product_id":"the-teachings-of-the-odd-eyed-david-peter-lawrence-9780791475539","title":"The Teachings of the Odd-Eyed One: A Study and Translation of the Vir\u0026#363;p\u0026#257;k\u0026#7779;apañc\u0026#257;\u0026#347;ik\u0026#257;, with the Commentary of Vidy\u0026#257;","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA study and translation of a tantric contemplative manual and the commentary on it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers the first published translation of the contemplative manual \u003ci\u003eVirūpāksapañcasikā\u003c\/i\u003e, written circa the twelfth century CE, and the commentary on it, \u003ci\u003eVivrti\u003c\/i\u003e by Vidyācakravartin. These late works from the Pratyabhijñā tradition of monistic and tantric Kashmiri Śaiva philosophy focus on means to deindividualize and disclose the primordial, divine essential natures of the human ego and body-sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Peter Lawrence situates these writings in their medieval, South Asian religious and intellectual contexts. He goes on to engage Pratyabhijñā philosophical psychology in dialogue with Western religious and psychoanalytic conceptions of identity and \"narcissism,\" and also demonstrates the Śaiva tradition's strong concern with ethics. The richly annotated translation and glossary illuminate the texts for all readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Peter Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791475530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791475539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2008 pg. 22","brand":"David Peter Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441353175295,"sku":"9780791475539","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05f82d62-daa2-47cf-b2a0-e3ff0ec811d8.jpg?v=1777190351","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-teachings-of-the-odd-eyed-david-peter-lawrence-9780791475539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}