Abhinavagupta, the Kashmiri master of Shaiva philosophy and aesthetics, dies after completing works that systematize the Tantric Shaiva traditions; his Pratyabhijna philosophy reads the world as Shiva's self-recognition.
The Event
- Date
- 1016 (exact)
- Era
- Classical; Standard periodization of Hindu history
- Location
- Kashmir; today Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Traditions
- Hinduism
- Streams
- Shaivism
- Key figures
- Abhinavagupta
- Key texts
- Tantraloka
Primary Sources
- Abhinavagupta, Tantraloka
Secondary Sources
- Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge, 1996)
- Sharma, A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy (Motilal Banarsidass, 1960)
Provenance: HIST-0315; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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