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Spandakarikaस्पन्दकारिका

The root verse text of the Spanda material, with several surviving commentaries.

The lamp lit at the front of the hall

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A short verse text setting out the doctrine of spanda, transmitted with commentaries that carry most of its philosophical argument.

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Historischer Zusammenhang
Usually placed in the ninth century. Attribution is contested: the text is ascribed variously to Vasugupta and to his pupil Kallata, and the recensions differ in verse count.

Dyczkowski, The Stanzas on Vibration, SUNY Press, 1992

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