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CDS2016 · 1Early Medieval North India (Rajputs, Palas, Pratiharas, Senas)On card AMH 9·1

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 Samartehchakaha 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?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Abhinavagupta → Tantraloka (Kula and Trika systems) | Haribhadra Suri's Samartehchakaha → not tantric but saturated with tantric ideas

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