From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism

Natalia Isayeva is Senior Researcher in the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences. She is the author of Shankara and Indian Philosophy, also published by SUNY Press.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Note on Sources Part I Gaudapada The Mind and the Cosmos: Reflection or Prototype?1. Gaudapada : Life and Works2. Mandukya-karika : The Gradations of Consciousness3. Mandukya-karika: The Illusory World and the Problem of Creation4. Mandukya-karika: TheShimmering of Cosmos Part II Bhartrhari Speech andthe World: Creation or Expression?5. Bhartrhari6. Vakya-padiya7. Manifestations of Speech8. Language and Being9. The Structure of the Universe and the Place of Man Part III Further Developments: The Interplay of Energies and Artistic Creation10. Early Vedanta and Kashmir Saivism11. The Concept of Energies: Neoplatonist and Hesychast Parallels12. Abhinavagupta's Aesthetics The Name and the Voice: Some Concluding Unscientific Remarks Index

"The relationship between Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Shankara has never been given the in-depth exploration that Isayeva offers. Her analysis demonstrates a major continuity of thought from Gaudapada through Bhartrhari to Abhinavagupta and Kashmir Shaivism, a line hinted at by others but never analyzed in depth."Reading this book led to several 'aha' moments for me, as hunches I have had for many years were given detailed analysis and confirmation. But my eyes were opened as well to a new way of seeing the development of Indian philosophy during the crucial period of 500-1000 A.D. The author's bringing together of Gaudapada and Bhartrhari is a major step forward in scholarship." — H. G. Coward, University of Victoria