The Twelve Kālīs and Utpaladeva’s Appraisal of the Sensory Experience

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Catalogue identifier: klm000083
Alternate titles and import identifiers: KLM000083
Author or attribution: Aleksandra Wenta
Record type: Article
Language: English
Date / edition: 2016
Source / repository: D.K
Access: Open access
Subjects: KLM Research Sources — Second Set, 5 November 2026; Academic Research and Peer-Reviewed Articles; Philosophy, Theology, and Comparative Religion; Book Chapters

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Wenta reads Utpaladeva’s devotional account of sensory experience alongside the Krama’s twelve Kālīs. She connects sensory expansion and withdrawal with the lineage transmitted through Somānanda and Utpaladeva, considering nectar imagery and the relation between sequential and nonsequential awareness. The discussion gives particular attention to stability and to the samanā and unmanā states. It offers a focused interpretation of Kālī-centered contemplative theology rather than a general account of goddess imagery.

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The Twelve Kālīs and Utpaladeva’s Appraisal of the Sensory Experience

Author and date: Aleksandra Wenta • 2016

Publication: D.K. Printworld; institutional copy: Università degli Studi di Firenze, FLORE. In Raffaele Torella and Bettina Bäumer (eds.), Utpaladeva: Philosopher of Recognition. Repository pagination 352–370; deposited complete proof paginated 350–367, 18 PDF pages.

Language: English

Kali relevance: Direct, sustained study of the twelve Kālīs and their relation to sensory awareness.

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Subjects: Academic Research and Peer-Reviewed Articles; Philosophy, Theology, and Comparative Religion

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Aleksandra Wenta. The Twelve Kālīs and Utpaladeva’s Appraisal of the Sensory Experience. D.K. Printworld; institutional copy: Università degli Studi di Firenze, FLORE. In Raffaele Torella and Bettina Bäumer (eds.), Utpaladeva: Philosopher of Recognition. Repository pagination 352–370; deposited complete proof paginated 350–367, 18 PDF pages. 2016. https://flore.unifi.it/retrieve/e398c380-082f-179a-e053-3705fe0a4cff/9%20Aleksandra%20Wenta%20(1).pdf

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