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Historical Exposition • Theoretical Framework

An Introduction to the Śiva Sūtras

Explore the comprehensive scholarly narratives tracing the mythic genesis, aesthetic doctrine of Rasa, theater architecture, semiotics of Abhinaya, and textual transmission.

PART 01 OF 10

The Revelation of Śiva Sūtras

The Śiva Sūtras are the foundational canonical scripture of Non-dual Kashmir Śaivism (Trika and Spanda schools). According to tradition, Lord Śiva appeared in a dream to the sage Vasugupta (9th century CE) on Mahādeva mountain near Srinagar, directing him to a rock where these aphorisms were found carved.

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