Medieval Tantric Literature

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Exam Year

2016

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ID: ART_LIT_2016_141 Ref: A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh

Consider the following statements:
1. Abhinavagupta wrote a comprehensive treatise called the Tantraloka which systematically presents the teachings of the Kula and Trika systems.
2. The Samaraichchakaha by Haribhadra Suri written in Gujarat around the 8th century is technically not a tantric work but is saturated with tantric ideas and practices.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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