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Vasugupta's Shiva Sutra is an important Yoga text, foundational to the Trika system of Kashmir Shaivism. The text discusses the nature and cause of bondage, and how one liberates from this bondage. The text has been extensively commented upon by Indian authors, and some manuscripts have been
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as a commentary on the Shiva Sutras. He paved the way for later scholars for a cultural and religious renaissance in Kashmir which continued for centuries till the advent of Islam. His principal disciple,
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family. This dating is based on mentions of his work in other Indian texts, and the biography of his students particularly Kallata and
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The author is believed in Shaiva tradition to have amassed knowledge and recognition through direct realization. He was a native of
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texts present inconsistent stories. One states that Vasugupta found the sutras inscribed on a rock called
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The Shiva Sutra Vimarshini: Being the Sutras of Vasu Gupta with the Commentary Called Vimarshini
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and in the first half of the 9th century. He probably was born in late 8th century to a
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The Aphorisms of Siva: The Siva Sutra with Bhaskara's Commentary, the Varttika
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Buddhist Art & Antiquities of Himachal Pradesh, Upto 8th Century A.D.
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http://bibleoteca.narod.ru/tantra/Jaideva_Singh_Siva_Sutras.pdf
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Little is known about Vasugupta's life, other than he lived in
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Vasugupta is regarded by some as the founder of the system of
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This article about a person notable in Hinduism is a
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Index

a series
Shaivism

Parameshvara
Shiva
Sadasiva
Bhairava
Rudra
Virabhadra
Shakti
Parvati
Sati
Durga
Kali
Ganesha
Kartikeya
Forms of Shiva
Others
Vedas
Agama
Tantras
Shivasutras
Tirumurai
Vachanas
Svetasvatara
Siddhanta Shikhamani
Pati
Pashu
Pasam
Anava

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