num_pages: 405
description: I have prepared a trident of Wisdom in order to cut asunder their bondage. -- AbhinavaguptaThis is a long commentary on a short Tantra. One of the most authoritative and venerated texts in Kashmir Shaivism it deals with the nature of Ultimate Reality and with methods of realization focusing on the theory and practice of Mantra. Abhinavagupta presents his metaphysics of language of the Word (Vak) and its relation to consciousness. He calls it trikasastra-rahasya-upadesa: The teaching of the secret of the Trika doctrine.
language: English
title: Abhinavagupta: A Trident of Wisdom
publisher: SUNY Press