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Rajanaka Kṣemarāja (क्षेमराज) (late 10th to early 11th century) was a philosopher disciple ofAbhinavagupta,[1] who was considered a master oftantra,yoga,poetics, anddramaturgy.[2] Not much is known of Kṣemarāja's life or parentage. His chief disciple was a sage known as Yogāraja.[3]
Kṣemarāja's magnum opus was thePratyabhijñāhṛdayam ('The Heart of Self-Recognition'). In this text, Kṣemarāja explains the main tenets of thePratyabhijñā philosophy in a succinct set ofsutras for students. The work occupies the same place inKashmir Shaivite orTrika literature as Sadananda'sVedantasara does inAdvaita Vedanta.
"Man bound in all the phases of waking, dream and dreamless sleep by the body,prana, pleasure, etc. does not recognize his own consciousness which is of thenature of the great power and full of perfect bliss." -- Kṣemarāja[4]
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