Prof. Alexis Sanderson - Readings in the Tantrāloka III

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In these lectures, Professor Sanderson will introduce the opening verses of the Tantrāloka of Abhinavagupta (fl. c. 975-1025), that author’s monumental exposition of the Śaiva Tantras from the standpoint of the Śākta Śaiva tradition known as the Trika and the philosophical non-dualism of the Pratyabhijñā texts.
Alexis Sanderson began his Indological career as a student of Sanskrit at Oxford in 1969, studying the Kashmirian Śaiva literature in Kashmir with the Śaiva Guru Swami Lakshman Joo from 1971 to 1977. He was Associate Professor (University Lecturer) of Sanskrit at Oxford and a Fellow of Wolfson College from 1977 to 1992 and then the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls College from 1992 to 2015. Since then, he has been preparing a critical edition of the Tantrāloka with a translation and commentary. His field is early medieval religion in India and Southeast Asia, focusing on the history of Śaivism, its relations with the state, and its influence on Buddhism and Vaishnavism.

[@sarahtaub]

9:45 "So if you think I'm outside you... you're wrong. Look at me in a different way." Very grateful, Professor Sanderson.

[@markcohen2151]

Will there be more of these talks posted on the Tantrāloka by Professor Sanderson? If so is it possible to get the handouts?

[@HinduStudies]

The final talk from Hilary term is now online. About the handout, can I please ask you to write to [e-mail]. where our secretary will be able to advise you.

[@harekrishansharma9219]

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[@AxViki]

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