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Upāyas for Eternal Bliss in the Traita Philosophy T. R., Gowri

Abstract

The realization of the self is at the core of all the philosophies that have their origins in what is geographically present-day India. The three philosophies of the Sanātana dharma emphasize on attainment of mokṣa through “yoga.” Jñāna, prapatti and karma yoga are the means to mokṣa in Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, and Dvaita respectively. The technique of Traita is as simple as the aspirant is comfortable in a position to realize Śiva. The continuous practice of dhāraṇā and being able to sustain in the state of being Bhairava beyond the state of samādhi is mokṣa. The Traita declares Bhairava as the absolute and Śakti is an indistinguishable aspect of Śiva, through whom Bhairava can be realized. The paper here tries to bring out the essence of the means/upāyas as outlined for realization, with a special reference to the text Vijñānabhairava in the Rudrayāmala tantra.

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Title
Upāyas for Eternal Bliss in the Traita Philosophy
Creator
T. R., Gowri
Contributor
World Sanskrit Conference (17th : 2018 : Vancouver, B.C.); University of British Columbia. Department of Asian Studies
Date Issued
2019
Description
The realization of the self is at the core of all the philosophies that have their origins in what is geographically present-day India. The three philosophies of the Sanātana dharma emphasize on attainment of mokṣa through “yoga.” Jñāna, prapatti and karma yoga are the means to mokṣa in Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, and Dvaita respectively. The technique of Traita is as simple as the aspirant is comfortable in a position to realize Śiva. The continuous practice of dhāraṇā and being able to sustain in the state of being Bhairava beyond the state of samādhi is mokṣa. The Traita declares Bhairava as the absolute and Śakti is an indistinguishable aspect of Śiva, through whom Bhairava can be realized. The paper here tries to bring out the essence of the means/upāyas as outlined for realization, with a special reference to the text Vijñānabhairava in the Rudrayāmala tantra.
Subject
Traita; Vijñānabhairava; Śakti; dhāraṇā; mokṣa
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2020-05-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0390876
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74488
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
T. R., Gowri. “Upāyas for Eternal Bliss in the Traita Philosophy.” Proceedings of the 17th World Sanskrit Conference, Vancouver, Canada, July 9-13, 2018, Section 6: Tantra Studies. Edited by Diwakar Acharya, Michael Slouber, and Judit Törzsök, 2019.
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Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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