Trika

The Bhairava of Consciousness

Vijñānabhairava

विज्ञानभैरवः

Author
Anonymous Śaiva Tradition
Language
Sanskrit
Period
early medieval Kashmir
Tradition
Trika
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Root tantra of 112 contemplative methods (dhāraṇā). Sanskrit via GRETIL.

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The Vijñānabhairava Tantra teaches short methods for recognizing consciousness as Bhairava. It is one of the most cited Trika scriptures in Abhinavagupta's system. GRETIL provides a corpustei HTML Sanskrit witness.

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