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    Kashmir Shaivism was a synthesis of tantric schools and Hindu influences that developed in Kashmir until the 19th century. It is based on the Krama school and premises the first three steps of the Ashtanga Yoga, teaching the last five. Kashmir Shaivism knows seven main planes of creation with 36 tattwas, while Hinduism knows only 24. At the top is Parama Shiva, beyond are five purely divine tattwas and subtler preliminaries to the five gross elements. Time is also measured in cycles from human to cosmic scales over billions of years. The tradition praises the mantra "Om Namah Shivaya" and uses heart meditation.

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    Kashmir Shaivism was a synthesis of tantric schools and Hindu influences that developed in Kashmir until the 19th century. It is based on the Krama school and premises the first three steps of the Ashtanga Yoga, teaching the last five. Kashmir Shaivism knows seven main planes of creation with 36 tattwas, while Hinduism knows only 24. At the top is Parama Shiva, beyond are five purely divine tattwas and subtler preliminaries to the five gross elements. Time is also measured in cycles from human to cosmic scales over billions of years. The tradition praises the mantra "Om Namah Shivaya" and uses heart meditation.

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    Kashmir Shaivism was a synthesis of tantric schools and Hindu influences that developed in Kashmir until the 19th century. It is based on the Krama school and premises the first three steps of the Ashtanga Yoga, teaching the last five. Kashmir Shaivism knows seven main planes of creation with 36 tattwas, while Hinduism knows only 24. At the top is Parama Shiva, beyond are five purely divine tattwas and subtler preliminaries to the five gross elements. Time is also measured in cycles from human to cosmic scales over billions of years. The tradition praises the mantra "Om Namah Shivaya" and uses heart meditation.

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    Kashmir Shaivism was originally known as Trika and synthesizes several Tantric schools and Hindu influences. It knows 36 Tattwas at the top of creation rather than just 24 like in Hinduism. Paramashiva and the five purely divine Tattwas are described.

    Kashmir Shaivism views creation as having 36 Tattwas with Paramashiva at the top. It describes the different planes of creation from Paramashiva down to the physical elements. Key concepts include Prakasha, Vimarsha, the five fundamental Shaktis and more.

    Page 2 describes the structure of creation from Paramashiva and the five divine Tattwas down through Ishvara, Sadvidya and the 24 worldly Tattwas. It further explains the endpoint of creation and Paramashiva's two aspects of Prakasha and Vimarsha.

    Kashmir Shaivism

     
    Kashmir-Shaivism was until the 19th
    century kown as Trika . Since
    Abhinavagupta it is a Synthesis of
    several tantric scools und influences
    of hinduism. Therefore the Krama
    scool teaches the last 5 steps of the
    Ashtanga-Yoga and premises the first
    3 steps.

    “When you establish the internal


    reality of God Consciousness in Your
    soul, that is dharana. This dharana is
    not only to be established in internal
    God Consciousness but in all
    activities of the worldly life. This is
    true dharana." (Netra Tantra.)
    Kashmir-Shaivism knows the
    seven main-planes of creation  with
    36 Tattwas, while Hinduism knows
    only 24 Tattvas.
    At the top of creation stands here
    PARAMSHIVA (Parambrahma of
    hinduism is at most Sadashiva).
    Beyond are 5 purely divine
    "Tattwas" : Shiva- Tattwa, Shakti-
    Tattwa, Sahashiva-Tattwa, Ishvara-
    Tattwa, Shuddha Vidya or Sadvidya-
    Tattwa. These are worlds
    of Mahamaya.
    Beyond this are
    the Shuddhashuddha-Tattwas :
    Impure Maya and the 6 Kanchukas :
    Kalaa, Vidya, Raga, Kaala, Niyati,
    Purusha. They are the subtle
    preliminaries of the five grosser
    elements. In the jewish Kabbalahare
    similar Qliphoth or shells around the
    cores (Sephirot), and also Shankara
    spoke about the shells which
    surround the purusha.
    Beyond the Anthakarana are 24
    wordly Tattwas with the
    3 Gunas : Prakriti with the 3 Gunas,
    Buddhi, Ahamkara and Manas etc..
    The four physical
    Elements(Mahābhutā) are : Ākāśa-
    Tattva, Vāyu-Tattva, Tejas-Tattva and
    Jala-Tattva. The "Prithivi anda" is the
    endpoint of creation - the fix matter,
    which contains only one Tattwa.

    Paramashiva has two aspects :


    Prakasha (transcendental self
    relevation, rest) and Vimarsha (pure
    non relational "I" consciousness,
    active). The prakasha-phase of the
    universe is called pralaya or
    resorption.
    Of the many powers only 5 are
    fundamental : chit-shakti, ananda -
    shakti, iccha-shakti, jnana-shakti,
    kriya-shakti - the main shaktis of
    Sadashiva.
    Paramshiva : Prakasha (Pralaya) and alternating
    Vimarsha  (pure non self centered cosmic "I"-
    Consciousness)
    ---------------------------------
    Shiva : divine Ego (The revealed being)
    Para-Shakti : divine pure 'I'-consciousness
    ----------------------------------
    Sadashiva : divine 'I' in all (divine All-Unity)
    ---------------------------------
    Ishvara : 'This in my Ego' : divine creator
    ---------------------------
    Sadvidya : 'I' in this - this in this
     

    Even the time is measured in cycles


    (further : Srimad Bhagavatam Book
    III, Chapter XI) :
    2 AYANAS = 1 Samvatsara (1 Year of
    human beeings)
    2 Ayanas = 1 Day and Night of
    celestial beeings in swarloka
    100 Samvatsaras = 1 Paramayu (1
    Life of a human being)
    360 Samvatsaras = 1 divine year
    3000 Samvatsaras = Life span of the
    Manes
    36000 Samvatsaras = Life span in
    swarloka
    4 320 000 000 Samvatsaras = 1
    Mahayuga (Satya, Trata, Dvapara,
    Kali)
    1000 Maha-Yugas = 1 Kalpa or day (12
    hours of brahma)
    2 Kalpas = 1 Pralaya ( Day and night
    of Brahma )
    1/2 of Brahmas life = 1 Parardha =
    36000 Kalpas
    Total life-span of brahma : 72000
    Kalpas = 311 040 Billion human
    years ......
    From Maharloka up to Satyaloka,
    1000 revolutions of the 4 yugas
    constitute a day. The night is of equal
    length and is the time when BRAHMA
    goes to sleep, withdrawing the
    bhuloka, the bhuvarloka and swarloka
    into his belly (our 3 lower worlds).

    The cosmic spiritual BRAHMA so has


    a life-span of 311 040 Milliarden
    years.

    For further details : Sri Yuktesvar Giri,


    The holy science. It describes the
    solar time-cycles and the planes of
    creation. The solar cycle of 24000
    years is divided into four subcycles of
    6000 years which always begin with a
    big change. Since "Atlantis" are now
    12000 years, since the sinflood
    (which all old cultures describe) are
    6000 years now ....

    The Shivaism  praises the Shiva-


    Mantram "Om Namaha Shivaya" and
    Kashmir-Shaivism uses the 'Aham'-
    Heart-Meditation.

    Literature :
     
     Kashmir Shaivism: The Secret
    Supreme von John Hughes und
    Lakshman, TB 2007
     Singh, Jaideva, 1979- 'Siva Sutras:
    The Yoga of Supreme Identity.
    Motilal Banarsidass,
    Delhi. (Google-book)
     Shivasutra (S. Kak. / PDF)
     Susan G. Shumsky : Exploring
    Chakras: Awaken Your Untapped
    Energy, TB
     Spanda : The Yoga of vibration

    Weblinks :
     
     A Wiki about the Kashmir-
    Shivaism
     A Wiki about the Srimad
    Bhagavatam
     A Website about the vedic
    timecycles A website devoted
    to Kashmir-Shaivism A Website
    about Kashmir Shaivam  Website
    of KashmirShaivism.org
     Website of the Universal Shaiva
    Fellowship
     Spanda Karika
     saivaagama – Das Brahma,
    tattvas 
     suggested readings
     Wiki about the 36 Tattvas
     Wiki about Om Namah
    Shivaya (en)
     saivaagama – Das Brahma,
    tattvas 
     Paramatma Darshanam
     Vijnana-Bhairava 
     Shiva Sahasranama
    Mantra (Youtube)

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