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Somananda

c. 900 · Kashmir
Founder-voice of the Pratyabhijna line: the Sivadrsti argues the world is Siva appearing as multiplicity, countering dualist and Buddhist accounts. Teacher of Utpaladeva (who commented on him); his Saktavijnana survives as a short work.
Somananda — related imagery
Lineage diagram placing Somananda at the school’s head (CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons). Diagram, not portrait. Credit: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bio. Founder-voice of the Pratyabhijna line (c. 900): the Sivadrsti argues the world is Siva appearing as multiplicity, countering dualists and Buddhists. Pupil of Vasugupta; teacher of Utpaladeva. His Saktavijnana survives as a short work.

Lineage

pupil of Vasugupta
teacher of Utpaladeva
dates teacher of Utpaladeva; pupil of Vasugupta per Trika lineage Birth ~875 (approx). · canon: · machine-readable JSON · bio schema
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