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Kshemaraja

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Rajanaka Kshemaraja was a philosopher of the late tenth to early eleventh century and a disciple of Abhinavagupta, regarded as a master of tantra, yoga, poetics and dramaturgy. Little is known of his life or parentage, and his chief disciple was a sage known as Yogaraja. His major work, the Pratyabhijnahridayam, the Heart of Self-Recognition, sets out the central tenets of Pratyabhijna philosophy in a concise set of sutras for students, and holds a place in Kashmir Shaivite, or Trika, literature comparable to that of Sadananda's Vedantasara in Advaita Vedanta.

Facts
Attributions
TraditionSourced to the subject's own account
Kashmir Shaivism 1
Life
Lifespan or FloruitSourced to the subject's own account
Late 10th to early 11th century CE 1
Attestation
HistoricitySourced to the subject's own account
Historically attested 1
Classification
Veneration Status
Historically Significant but Not Venerated 2
Identity
Gender
Male 2
Sources
1. Kshemaraja (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
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    Rajanaka Ksemaraja (late 10th to early 11th century) was a philosopher disciple of Abhinavagupta, who was considered a master of tantra, yoga, poetics, and dramaturgy.
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    Rajanaka Kṣemarāja (क्षेमराज) (late 10th to early 11th century) was a philosopher disciple of Abhinavagupta, who was considered a master of tantra, yoga, poetics, and dramaturgy. Not much is known of Kṣemarāja's life or
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2. Kshemaraja, Structured Record (Wikidata Q3200157)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source

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