Pratyabhijna (प्रत्यभिज्ञा ) in Sanskrit means “Recognition”, is an idealistic monastic and theistic school of philosophy in Kashmir Shaivism, originating in the 9th century CE.
The name of the system is derived from its most famous work, Īśvara-pratyabhijñā-kārikā by Utpaladeva. Etymologically, Pratyabhijna is formed from prati- (“re-“) + abhi (preposition meaning “closely”) + *jñā (“to know”). So, the meaning is direct knowledge of one’s self, “Recognition” i.e. प्रत्यभिज्ञा . Heart in Sanskrit is hṛdayam i.e. हृदयम
- Kashmir Shaivism – The Doctrine of Pratyabhijna
- Pratyabhijna System – Ultimate Reality
- Pratyabhijna System – Manifestation
- Pratyabhijna System – Five Main Shakti’s
- Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of the Universal Experience (1-5)
- Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of the Limited Individual Experience ( 6-11)
- Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of the Limited Individual ( Subject-Object, 12-13)
- Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of Mental Operation (14-16 – Buddhi, Ahamkara, and Manas.
- Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of Sensible Experience : 17-31
- Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of Materiality – (32-36)
- Pratyabhijna System – Svatantryavada and Abhasavada
- Pratyabhijna System – Comparison and Contrast with Sankara’s Advaitavada
- Pratyabhijna System – The Individual Self
- Pratyabhijna System – Bondage
- Pratyabhijna System – Liberation
- Pratyabhijna System – Saktipata or Anugraha
- Pratyabhijna System – Upayas or Means
- Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (प्रत्यभिज्ञा हृदयम) – Sutra 1
- Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (प्रत्यभिज्ञा हृदयम) – Sutra 2