When1: 975
When2: 1025
Who: Abhinavagupta
What: philosopher
Where: Kashmir, Pakistan
works\ Light on the Tantras [975 to 1025]; Shakti of Vairocana or Divine Power of the Great Illuminator [975 to 1025: about the Dhvanyaloka and the arts]; Commentary on Bharata Muni's Natyasastra [975 to 1025: about Natyasastra or Spiritual Texts on Dancing of Bharati and the arts]
Detail: He derived metaphysics and epistemology from Tantric Buddhism and developed Kashmir Shaivism. Female energy resides in the body, and people need to become aware of this knowing, wishing, and acting power.
Aesthetics
He invented an aesthetics theory {theory of rasa} {rasa theory, Abhinavagupta}.
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