A First Glimpse of a Commentary on the Kapphiṇābhyudaya

The Kapphiṇābhyudaya is a mahākāvya composed by Śivasvāmin in 9th century Kashmir. It represents a high point of the development of its genre. Once a prominent work, its study in modern times, particularly that of its more difficult parts, suffered because of the lack of a commentary. Finally, in th...

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Main Author: Pasedach, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 384-397
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Śivasvāmin 855-883, Kapphiṇābhyudaya
RelBib Classification:BL Buddhism
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Kashmir
B Kāvya commentaries
B Mahākāvya
B Śaivism
B Manuscripts
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Summary:The Kapphiṇābhyudaya is a mahākāvya composed by Śivasvāmin in 9th century Kashmir. It represents a high point of the development of its genre. Once a prominent work, its study in modern times, particularly that of its more difficult parts, suffered because of the lack of a commentary. Finally, in the 1980s a manuscript of a commentary was discovered in Tibet, copies of which are now kept at the China Tibetology Research Center in Beijing. From these Ernst Steinkellner could prepare an ad hoc description in 2007. The present article’s chief contribution is an edition and annotated translation of the two short transcribed passages contained in Steinkellner’s description.
ISSN:1572-8536
Contains:Enthalten in: Indo-Iranian journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15728536-06204004