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Index
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Pronounciation
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Swami Lakshmanjoo
Chapter 1: Śrī Tantrāloka of Abhinavagupta
Invocations
Invocation to the Supreme Consciousness Embodied in Abhinavagupta’ s Mother and Father (verse 1)
Invocation to the Goddesses of the Trika Parā - Parāparā - Aparā (2–4)
Invocation to the Supreme Energy Svātantrya Śakti (5)
Invocation to Cakreśvara - Ganeśa (6)
Invocation to the Ancient Masters of Trika Shaivism (7-16)
The Mālinīvijayottara Tantra (17–20)
Invocation to Śāmbhunātha (21)
General Introduction
A) The nature of Ignorance (22–30)
B) The nature of Liberation – Moksa (31–35)
C) The two ways of Knowledge and Ignorance (36–45)
D) Confirmation of Knowledge and Ignorance From various Śāstras (46–51)
The Essence of What is to be Realized (52–67)
Śiva and Śakti are One (68-85)
The fourteen-fold States of Rāma (86-93)
Various names attributed To Lord Śiva (94-105)
Bhairava (95-99)
Deva (100-102)
Pati and Śiva (103)
Bhairava-Deva-Pati-Śiva (104-105)
Teachings of Tantrāloka
The Teachings of Tantrāloka (106-138)
Introduction to the Means (upāyas) (139-142)
The successive way of Means (upāyas) (143-165)
Śāmbhavopāya-Śāktopāya-Ānavopāya In the Mālinīvijaya Tantra (166-169)
Śāmbhavopāya (170-212) The means pertaining to Will (īccha)
Śāktopāya (213-219) The means pertaining to Knowledge (jñāna)
Ānavopaya (220-232) The means pertaining to Action (kriyā)
Master and Disciple (233-237)
The Theory of Malas-Impurities (238-239)
The Fourfold means of Liberation (240-244)
Naming (uddeśa), Definition (laksana), Investigation (parīksā) (245-269)
The three levels of Speech Paśyantī-Madhyamā-Vaikharī (270-271)
The Fivefold Contact of Masters (272-276)
Contents of Tantraloka in brief Pūrvaja Uddeśa (277-285a)
Contents of Tantrāloka in detail Anuja Uddeśa (285b-328)
Definition (laksana) and Investigation (parlksā) (329-332)
Conclusion of Tantrāloka First Āhnika
Appendix 1
1. Bhairava
2. Thirty six elements (tattvas)
3. Pramiti, pramātr, pramāṇa, prameya bhāva
4. Nirvikalpa
5. Seven States of Ānanda (turya)
6. The Three Impurities (malas)
7. Svātantrya (independent freedom)
8. Kañcukas (coverings)
9. Parāmarśa (awareness)
10. The Seven Perceivers (pramātṛs)
11. Bauddha jñāna and puruṣa jñāna
12 Vedha Dīkṣa (the Initiation of Piercing)
13. Prakāśa-Vimarśa - The Self Reflective Light of God Consciousness
14. Turya and Turyātītā
15. Unmīlanā samādhi and nimīlanā samādhi
16. The Sixfold Path of the Universe (ṣaḍadhva)
17. Praṇava mantra, aum (oṁ) - 12 divisions
18. Samāveśas in śāmbhavopāya
19. Kuṇḍalinī in Kashmir Shaivism
20. Twelve Kālīs in Kashmir Shaivism
21. Twelvefold cakra (names of deities)
22. Śaktipāta (grace)
23. Samadhi
24. Svarūpa in Kashmir Shaivism
25. Upāyas (the “means” or “ways”)
26. Kashmir Shaivism, The Secret Supreme in Tantrāloka
Bibliography
Index
Published works
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