Acharya Abhinavagupta (Philosopher of Kashmir Shaivism)
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Acharya Abhinavagupta (Philosopher of Kashmir Shaivism) 🇮🇳

अभिनवगुप्त (Abhinavagupta) (Known as "Abhinavagupta")
Master of Non-Dual Kashmir Shaivism (Pratyabhijna), Tantric Theologian, Author of Tantraloka & Abhinavabharati
Born c. 950 CE 🇮🇳 Srinagar (Kashmir), India
Passed Away c. 1016 CE Bhairava Cave (Birwah), India
Lifespan ~66 years old
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"Consciousness is the only reality, freely manifesting itself as the universe out of pure joy. When the cloud of false limitation is cast away through self-recognition, the seeker sees that he himself is Shiva."

Archival Overview

Tenth-century Kashmiri polymath, mystic, and aesthetician who synthesized Non-Dual Kashmir Shaivism (Trika / Pratyabhijna). Authored the encyclopedic Tantraloka and revolutionized Sanskrit literary aesthetics with the theory of Rasa (spiritual aesthetic taste).

Biographical Record

Studying under over a dozen teachers across all philosophical disciplines in the Kashmir Valley, Abhinavagupta integrated ritual tantra, metaphysics, logic, and dramaturgy into a seamless non-dual vision where the entire cosmos is the playful, pulsating vibration (Spanda) of divine consciousness (Shiva-Shakti).

His Tantraloka remains humanity's most comprehensive encyclopedia of esoteric Indian spirituality. According to local tradition, accompanied by 1,200 disciples singing the Bhairava Stotra, he walked into the mystical Bhairava cave near Birwah, merging into pure divine light.

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Bhairava Cave Memorial Sanctuary
Bhairava Cave (Birwah), India
GPS: 34.0200, 74.5800
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