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 ei

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Q: 106 (CDS-I/2016)
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 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 ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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{'tantric work': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'tantric ideas': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'tantraloka': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'trika systems': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'comprehensive treatise': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'haribhadra suri': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'abhinavagupta': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'teachings': [1, 0, 0, 7], 'samaraichchakaha': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'kula': [0, 1, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct.

Statement 1 states that Abhinavagupta wrote the Tantraloka, a comprehensive treatise that presents the teachings of the Kula and Trika systems. The Tantraloka is indeed a renowned work by Abhinavagupta in the field of Kashmir Shaivism. It systematically presents the philosophical and metaphysical aspects of the Kula and Trika systems.

Statement 2 mentions the Samaraichchakaha, a work written by Haribhadra Suri in Gujarat during the eighth century. While technically not a tantric work, it is infused with tantric ideas and practices. This means that although the Samaraichchakaha does not directly belong to the genre of tantric literature, it incorporates tantric concepts and principles.

Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct, and the correct answer is option 3: Both 1 and 2.