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What is Kashmir Shaivism?

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Abhinavagupta: A Life and Work of Learning

Abhinavagupta was probably born sometime around 950 to 975 AD in the region of Kashmir. He came from a Brahmin family and clearly had a passion for learning as he basically started studying every subject imaginable. It seems that he even studied non-Hindu religions like Buddhism and Jainism, all topics on which he would write important works. This also came with a spiritual vocation and he was soon also initiated into the tantric traditions of Kaula and Krama under teachers like Shambunata who was his main guru. In other words, Abhinavagu Gupta was an incredibly learned and accomplished person.

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