Pratyabhijna and Shankara’s Advaita (comparative study)

by Ranjni M. | 2013 | 54,094 words

Hinduism Shaivism

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Summary: This essay studies Pratyabhijna and Shankara’s Advaita. In other words, this thesis presents a comparative analysis of two non-dualistic philosophies, Pratyabhijna from Kashmir and Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta from Kerala, highlighting their socio-cultural backgrounds and philosophical similarities. The Focus rests primarily on texts like the Isvara-pratyabhijna-karika and the Prasthanatraya-bhashya.

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The full text of the Pratyabhijna and Shankara’s Advaita (comparative study) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction: Non-dualism in Indian philosophy

. 1. Various Streams of Indian Philosophy

. 2. Unity in Diversity

. 3. Non-dualistic Elements in Indian Thought

. 4. Non-dualism in Vedic Tradition

. 5. Non-dualism in Āgamic Tradition

. 6. Śabdādvaita of Bhartṛhari

. 7. Non-dualism in Buddhism

+ Chapter 2 - Historical and Cultural background of Pratyabhijñā and Advaita Vedānta

. 1. Historical and Cultural Significance of Āgamic Tradition

. 2. Śaiva Āgamas and Kashmir Śaivism

. 3. Origin and Development of Kashmir Śaivism

. 4. Various Schools of Kashmir Śaivism (Introduction)

. 4.1. The Krama school of philosophy

. 4.2. The Kula school of philosophy

. 4.3. The Spanda school of philosophy

. 4.4. The Pratyabhijñā school of philosophy (Introduction)

. 5. Pratyabhijñā: The Pinnacle of Kashmir Śaivism

. 6. Historical and Cultural Significance of Vedic Tradition

. 7. Vedānta: The Core of Vedic Philosophy

. 8. Prasthānatraya in Vedānta

. 9. Advaita Vedānta: The Renowned Non-dual Vedic Philosophy

+ Chapter 3 - The nature of Universe and Individual Self in Pratybhijñā and Advaita

. 1. Ontology of Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

. 2. Categories in Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

. 3. The Origin of the World

. 4. The Theory of Causality

. 5. Individual Self (in non-dual philosophies)

. 5.1. Internal Sense Organs

. 5.2. Three Bodies: Sthūla, Sūkṣma and Kāraṇa

. 5.3. Singularity and Plurality of Individual Self

. 5.4. Individual Self and Worldly Experiences

. 5.5. States of Experience

+ Chapter 4 - Ultimate Reality and God in Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

. 1. The Concept of Ultimate Reality

. 1.1. Maheśvara: The Ultimate Reality in Pratyabhijñā

. 1. The Concept of Māyā in Indian Philosophy

. 1.2. Brahman: The Ultimate Reality in Advaita

. 2. Etymology of the Term Māyā

. 2. Common Features of Śiva and Brahman

. 3. Māyā in Vedic Tradition

. 2.1. The concept of Absoluteness (Akhaṇḍatā)

. 4. Māyā in Āgamic Tradition

. 2.2. The concept of Eternity (Nityatā)

. 5. Māyā in Pratyabhijñā

. 2.3. The concept of Perfection (Purṇatā)

. 6. Māyā in Advaita

. 2.4. The concept of Consciousness (Bodha-rūpatā or Caitanya-rūpatā)

. 7. Common Features of Māyā in Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

. 2.5. The concept of Self-illumination (Svaprakaśatā)

. 8. Special Features of Māyā in Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

. 2.6. The concept of Omniscience (Sarvajñatā)

. 9. Associates of Māyā

. 2.7. The concept of Blissfulness (Ānanda-svarūpatā)

. 10. The Products of Māyā

. 2.8. The concept of Indeterminateness (Anirvacanīyatā)

. 11. Māyā and Ultimate Reality

. 2.9. The concept of Māyātītatā

. 12. Māyā and Individual Selves

. 3.1. Svātantrya of Śiva

. 3.2. Kartṛtā of Śiva

. 3.3. Akartṛtā of Brahman

. 4.1. Powers of Śiva

. 4.2. Powers of Brahman

. 5. Sign of Ultimate Reality

. 6. Concept of Qualified God

. 7. Devotion and Worship

+ Chapter 5 - Concept of Māyā in Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

. 1. Concept of Mokṣa in Indian Philosophy

. 2.1. Mokṣa in Pratyabhijñā

. 2.2. Mokṣa in Advaita

. 3. Concept of Jīvanmukta in Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

. 4.1. Upāyas for Mokṣa in Pratyabhijñā

. 4.2. Upāyas for Mokṣa in Advaita

. 5. Importance of Knowledge in Liberation

. 5. The concept of Pramā and Pramāṇas

. 5.2. Concept of Pramātā

. 5.3. Anubhava: The Ultimate Experience

Chapter 6 - Liberation in Pratyabhijñā and Advaita

Chapter 7 - Conclusion

Appendix 1 - Glossary of Technical Terms

Appendix 2 - A List of Non-dualistic Āgamas

Graphic Representation of the Principles of Pratyabhijñā Philosophy

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