Spanda-Karika, the Kashmir Shaivism literary source was written by?
(A) Kallata
(B) Vasugupta
(C) Somananda
(D) Utpaladeva
Answer: A
Literary Sources of Kashmiri Shaivism
Vasugupta passed on the knowledge of Kashmiri Shaivism to his disciples who later wrote many literary works, such as:
- Spanda-Karika or Spanda-Sarvasya by Kallata, a disciple of Vasugupta.
- Sivadrishti by Somananda, a disciple of Vasugupta.
- Pratyabhigna-Sutra by Utpaladeva, a disciple of Sourauanda.
- Paramartha-Sara, Pratyabhigna-Virnarsini and Tantraloka by Abhinavagupta.
- Sivasutra-Vimarsini and Spanda Sandoha by Kshemaraja.
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