The Core of Kashmir Shaivism

About the Book: The Core of Kashmir Shaivism is advaita, as expounded by Ksheemaraaja, the cousin and direct disciple of Abhinavagupta, the greatest exegete of Kashmir Shaivism. The doctrine of advaita proclaims that there is No Second and that the whole creation is one single entity, manifesting and subsisting in itself, its own bhiti. Ksheemaraaja lived through 11-12 th centuries CE. His work is the fruition of the sadhana vimarsha of Abhinavagupta, and the preceding masters of Shaiva creed. This period of around four centuries is the golden age of Kashmir Shaivism. Together with Vedanta of Adi Shankara, Kashmir Shaivism forms the loftiest philosophical reach of Indian darshana. With profuse explanatory notes, The Core of Kashmir Shaivism brings you this seminal thought from the pristine sources. About the Author: "R L Bhat is a columnist, editorial consultant and freelance writer publishing in dailies and journals for the last quarter century. He has been three-term President of Kashmiri Bhasha evam Sanskriti Pratishthan, an association of the writers of Kashmir. Besides over 2000 articles, published in leading papers and journals R L Bhat has authored over a dozen books including Randomly Around Kashmir, Randomly Around India, Faith Besieged, Lal and Her Vaakh, Azad the Poet of Lool, Intikhaabi Taariikhi Kashmiir, Abhinava Paattha of Srimad Bhagvad Giitaa, Kul Chu Kunuy, Kashmir After Kalhana, Kashmir Under Shariyat Persian Narrative ofKashmir – A corrigendum, Essential History of Kashmir etc. A special work Rationalized Roman for Kashmiri, devised a new script for writing Kashmiri in English alphabet without the use of any diacritical marks. The spellings of Sanskrit words, here, are as per this new script."