Pārvatīdarpaṇa: An Exposition of Kāśmir Śaivism Through the Images of Śiva and Pārvatī |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
The Spirit of the Agamas | 5 |
Mythic Images in the Indian Tradition | 17 |
The ŚivaPārvatī Myth | 25 |
The Darpana of Parvatī | 41 |
Viśranti | 77 |
Epilogue | 91 |
Endnotes | 95 |
Bibliography | 105 |
Glossary | 109 |
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Abhinavagupta activity Advaita Vedānta aesthetic experience āgamas alingana amorous apohana ardhanārīśvara art object artistic avidyā awareness beautiful becomes bhāvanā bindu bliss brahman celebration cognising subject concept consciousness contemplation cosmic creative darpana Delhi delight devoid devotee dhvani Divine Pulsation Doctrine of Vibration Dyczkowski emphasises enjoyment ensures epistemic epistemic process epistemic rest epistemology essence Idealist illusion important Indian tradition Indus Valley Civilisation initial duality Isvara Pratyabhijñā Vimarśinī Jaideva jñāna Kālidāsa Kāśmīr Śaivism Kāśmir Śaivites knowledge kriyā Lakṣmī leads marriage of Śiva māyā meaning Menā metaphor mind mirror Motilal Banarsidass mythic narrative negation nigamas nirguna nirguna brahman nirvikalpa nirvikalpa jñāna objective world passive perception perfect prakāśa primal Purāṇa Rāmānuja rasa experience realisation recognises romantic rūpa sādhanā Śaivite epistemology Śakti samādhi Sankara's Advaita savikalpa jñāna self-awareness Śiva and Pārvatī Śiva-Pārvatī myth Śiva's smaraṇa smṛti spanda spandana spiritual Tantra Upanisads Vedas Vedic Vibration and Divine Vijñānabhairava vimarśa Visiṣṭādvaita Viṣṇu viśranti Yoga Yoga of Vibration