The Contribution of Nondual Śaivism of Kashmir to the Debate on jīvanmukti: a Thematic Perspective on the Question of Periodization

Lyne Bansat-Boudon (1)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528

The paper focuses on Śaiva reasonings about liberation and, more precisely, on “liberation in this life” (jīvanmukti). It will give me an opportunity to show how the transformation of the notion, within the tradition of nondual Śaivism of Kashmir – from Tantras and Āgamas to the texts of Spanda and Pratyabhijñā, up to Abhinavagupta and his exposition of the Trika (10th-11th century) – reflects the way in which the tradition itself evolves, and how it positions itself in relation to the conceptions of liberation of other schools, earlier or contemporary, such as the Sāṃkhya, the Vedānta, or the Śaiva¬siddhānta.

Mots clés: nondual Śaivism of Kashmir; jīvanmukti; svātantryavāda; Abhinavagupta; tradition of exegesis; turyātīta; utkrānti

Domaines: Religions

Lyne Bansat-Boudon. The Contribution of Nondual Śaivism of Kashmir to the Debate on jīvanmukti: a Thematic Perspective on the Question of Periodization . 14th World Sanskrit Conference, 2009, Kyoto, Japan. ⟨hal-01448341⟩