Saivagamaparibhasamañjari de Vedajñana. Le florilège de la doctrine sivaïte

by Bruno Dagens

The saivagamaparibhasamanjari is a Sanskrit anthology of saiva texts compiled in the 16th c. by a famous theologian from Cidambaram (Tamil Nadu). It intends to deal with all the facets of the saivasiddhanta school, but surprisingly, the matter is distributed in ten chapters which are not topic-wise but number-wise; moreover it never contains any indication on the origin of quotations which form the bulk of its text. The publication herein described comprises a critical edition as well as a French translation of this saiva catechism; most of the quotations have been located and the copious French introduction together with the English summary presents the actual saiva practice at Cidambaram during the 16th c. according to the learned compilator of the saivagamaparibhasamanjari.