A Day in the Life of an Aesthetic Tāntrika: From Synaesthetic Garden to Lucid Dreaming and Spaciousness

A Day in the Life of an Aesthetic Tāntrika: From Synaesthetic Garden to Lucid Dreaming and Spaciousness

This essay addresses the question of the relationship between Aesthetics and Tantra, in the world-view and life-world of Hindu Tantric visionary Abhinavagupta (ca. 975–1025 C.E.) and his tradition. I respond to a classic work on Abhinavagupta’s understanding of aesthetic experience and religious exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kerry Martin Skora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
Abhinavagupta
Kṣemarāja
Tantra
aesthetics
body
senses
consciousness
synaesthesia
lucid dreaming
lucidity
spaciousness
spirituality
liberation-in-life
authenticity
authentic self
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/3/81

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