Locating Trika (Free Course)

Locating Trika within the broader Tantric corpus, By Dr. Mark Dyczkowski

This free, first in series, 2 module course explores the development of tantras and provides context for Abhinava’s development of Anuttara Trika Kula. Dr. Mark Dyczkowski’s critical expositions will complement any introductory level text for a serious student.

Unit #	Description	Access Link
1	Kashmir Shaivism and Earlier Traditions: An explorative talk on the relationship of Kashmir Shaivism to earlier and co extant traditions (~27 minutes - right click to download audio)
2	Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism: The nature of devotion in Kashmir Shaivism. A meditative talk, with readings from Utpaladeva, Abhinavagupta. (1.27 hours - right click to download audio)
3	History of the tantras and their evolution over past millennium (Streaming video running for 17 minutes)	History of the tantra
4	Locating Abhinava’s Anuttara Trika of Tantraloka within the broader Tantric and Trika corpus. Streaming Video running for ~00:05 minutes	Locating Abhinava