2016 · Q106
Consider the following statements:
- 1Abhinavagupta wrote a comprehensive treatise called the Tantraloka which systematically presents the teachings of the Kula and Trika systems
- 2The Samaraichchakaha by Haribhadra Suri written in Gujarat around the eighth century is technically not a tantric work but is saturated with tantric ideas and practices Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka is the great systematic exposition of the Kula and Trika schools of Kashmir Shaivism. Statement 2 is correct: Haribhadra Suri's Samarāiccakahā, an 8th-century Jain allegorical romance composed in Gujarat, is technically a Jain narrative work but is pervaded by tantric imagery and practices. Both statements are correct, option (C).