Vasugupta

Vasugupta ( Sanskrit : वसुगुप्त Vasugupta [ ʋʌsʊˈɡʊptʌ ]) (* 875 ; † 925 ) was a saint of Kashmiri Shivaism , who is considered one of the five great philosophers of this Shivaitic school. He is the highest tradition of awareness levels of Trika -Yoga have realized. He also developed a household religion from an ascetic tantrism , which was close to Shaiva Siddhanta . Vasugupta is said to have received one of the most important writings of Kashmiri Shaivism directly from Shiva , the Shiva Sutras. In these writings, the principle of spanda (vibration) , which is fundamental to Kashmiri Shaivism, is mentioned for the first time and later authors have further developed this principle. As a vibration, spanda is the movement of pure consciousness that is identical to the inner self and the objective world. Spanda is also a principle of matter because its essence controls and permeates matter. At the same time, spanda is associated with the vibrations of the consciousness or mind.

In the 9th century, a disciple of Vasugupta, Bhatta Kallata, wrote the Spandakarikas and commentaries on it, in which the idea of ​​the spanda was further developed.

See also

• Abhinavagupta

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cush, Robinson, York (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Hinduism. London (et al.) 2008, p. 937
2. ↑ Cush, Robinson, York (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Hinduism. London (et al.) 2008, pp. 937f.
3. ↑ Cush, Robinson, York (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Hinduism. London (et al.) 2008, p. 938

literature

• Denise Cush, Catherine Robinson, Michael York (Eds.): Encyclopedia of Hinduism. London (et al.), Routledge 2008