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JURGEN HANNEDER
ABHINAVAGUPTA’S
PHILOSOPHY OF REVELATION
MALINISLOKAVARTTIKA 1, 1-399 GRONINGEN ORIENTAL STUDIES
VOLUME XIV
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Preface
The prevent work ean tempt o et and translate he is po he Mat
slokavda, which deals with the origin ofthe Suva revelatng, This,
sits mame indicates. averse commentary on the Malnayaratantns
snd was composed bythe Kashnian philosopher Abbinaagaps, whos le
‘cary activity must ave centred aroun the end ofthe 1th and the begining
the 11th cetury AD. Its writen na style which sometimes lols simple,
tut never is andthe high degree of absinction i displays combines wih he
‘ad stato the ransmited texto present formidable tsk to ever ead. As
this eae proves on inal naively andthe commitmeat to ishinga degree
ina predetermined tie ean perme one wo pute sacha werk. Even fi
sated at every der verse, my interrelation cannot be anying bet ro
‘Sonal Neverles it, 1 hink, ful to make thi temp, because tak
'simporant fr fuer states of Abhinavagupt's concept ofthe Siva canon
‘The grate pr ofthis work was completed during ane andaalfearstay
‘in Oxf, whee Tad the opportunity to dscuss spoil alone
‘on ai tanslton a wells many issues lati othe intrettion this
‘ext wit Profesor Alexi Sndersn ofA Sals Calls. He ery gsaeosy
made available to me some of his taps niles and drew my teaion
"many ofthe sourees ule in hs hei exaggeration oy tha
iho his guince his wek woud have heen impose.
ao wish otha Professor Michael Haka to whom me mos f my
‘illogical ning in Sanit and who tek up himself he supervision a
‘hs doctorate His unin suport in every sage was eri othe comple
tin ofhie hesis
Foc creating the Hvely and simulating atmosphere in Oxo would ik
te tank my fellow students, especialy my calles ad end De Dominic
‘Goal ot ony framers dscsionson Siva mates, bas forproot
‘eating aod improving the English Dr: Harunaza Imac, especially for is
"tose inspection of my etn, and Some Vasudeva for is
thermore, nchrnolgial ore: lanes Schneider Rei
Son (Mathur), Dr Pes Savestivara Sharm (Mu) and Pro
