Lilian Silburn [SEP] date of birth
Lilian Silburn
Lilian Silburn (1908–1993) was a French Indologist specialising in Kashmir Shaivism, Tantra and Buddhism.
Silburn studied philosophy and Indology under Paul Masson-Oursel and others. During World War II, she joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research and remained associated with it since. Her students included André Padoux.
Working together with Louis Renou, she translated from Sanskrit and published the core scriptures of Kashmir Shaivism, including "Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta", "Vijnana Bhairava Tantra", and others, many
on the Ultimate Reality"), "Rahasyapañcadaśikā" ("Fifteen Verses on the Mystical Doctrine"), "Laghvī prakriyā" ("Short Ceremony"), "Devīstotravivaraṇa" ("Commentary on the Hymn to Devi") and "Paramārthasāra" ("Essence of the Supreme Reality").
Works Devotional hymns.
Abhinavagupta has composed a number of devotional poems, most of which have been translated into French by Lilian Silburn:
- "Bodhapañcadaśikā" – "Fifteen Verses on Consciousness";
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