Kashmir Shaiva master (fl. c. 975-1025). Systematiser of Trika/Kaula/Krama/Pratyabhijna: encyclopaedic Tantraloka, its distillation Tantrasara, the two Pratyabhijna commentaries (IPV/IPVV), the Paratrishika exegesis, and early devotional stotras. Doctrine in one line: recognition (pratyabhijna) — the self, already established, re-cognises itself as the Lord; vimarsha (reflexive awareness) = para-vac = the throb.
Lineage
pupil of Laksman Gupta (Pratyabhijna; pupil of Utpaladeva)
initiated by Sambhunatha (Kaula/Trika)
studied Krama under Bhutiraja
dates dates approximate per Sanderson/Dyczkowski; do not present as exact · canon: Raghavan “Abhinavagupta and His Works” 36 + attested extras · machine-readable JSON