Saiva arguments against the grammarians: Somananda's Sivadr[dotbelow]s[dotbelow]t[dotbelow]i, chapters one and two
Abstract
This dissertation is a study of the first two chapters of the Sivadr[dotbelow]s[dotbelow]t[dotbelow]i of Somananda, the ninth-century Kashmiri credited with founding the Pratyabhijña or "Recognition" school of Saivism, along with Utpaladeva's heretofore untranslated Sivadr[dotbelow]s[dotbelow]t[dotbelow]ivr[dotbelow]tti , also called the Padasam[dotbelow]gati , the only surviving commentary on the Sivadr[dotbelow]s[dotbelow]t[dotbelow]i . These two chapters present a summary view of Somananda's philosophy. In the first chapter, the author presents his own philosophical position in a telegraphic style; in the second chapter, he criticizes the monistic idealism of Bhartr[dotbelow]hari and the grammarians. Read together, they show the degree to which Bhartr[dotbelow]hari's view influenced the Pratyabhijña, as well as the differences in the ways in which Somananda and Utpaladeva negotiate their relationship to Bhartr[dotbelow]hari. In the introduction are included: a summary review of scholarship concerned with Pratyabhijña philosophy and Somananda in particular, biographical information about Somananda, and a review of the author's philosophical position, situated in relation to that of Bhartr[dotbelow]hari. The dissertation also includes an edition and translation of the first two chapters of the Sivadr[dotbelow]s[dotbelow]t[dotbelow]i and the commentary, based on the readings of three unpublished manuscripts. Finally, autobiographical portions of the text are included in an appendix.
Subject Area
Asian literature
Recommended Citation
John Nemec,
"Saiva arguments against the grammarians: Somananda's Sivadr[dotbelow]s[dotbelow]t[dotbelow]i, chapters one and two"
(January 1, 2005).
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Paper AAI3165735.
http://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI3165735
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