Lalla c. 1320 – c. 1392
Lalla (c. 1320 – c. 1392) was a Kashmiri philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Indian Philosophy.
Lalla, also known as Lal Ded, was a fourteenth-century Kashmiri mystic poet and philosopher in the Trika Shaivite tradition, and the founder of the philosophical and devotional tradition of Kashmiri vakhs, or sacred sayings. Her short verses, transmitted orally for centuries before being collected, articulate a powerful non-dualist philosophy in which the divine reality is not separate from the world but the very ground from which the world arises and into which the realized soul returns. She is revered alike by Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims, and her poetry has shaped the religious and philosophical imagination of Kashmir for nearly seven hundred years.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Kashmiri
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Indian Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Lalla:
“I wandered far in search of God; I found Him at last in my own heart.”
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Attributed to Lalla:
“Wear the robe of self-knowledge, not the robe of the ascetic.”
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Attributed to Lalla:
“Worship is not where one bows, but where one is consumed in love.”
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Attributed to Lalla:
“Like ice in water, my self has melted into the Self.”
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Attributed to Lalla:
“What I sought outside was already within; what I called God was already I.”
Frequently asked about Lalla
- When did Lalla live?
- Lalla was born in c. 1320 and died in c. 1392.
- Where was Lalla from?
- Lalla was a Kashmiri philosopher of the Medieval era.
- What philosophical movements is Lalla associated with?
- Lalla was associated with Indian Philosophy.
- What was Lalla known for?
- Lalla, also known as Lal Ded, was a fourteenth-century Kashmiri mystic poet and philosopher in the Trika Shaivite tradition, and the founder of the philosophical and devotional tradition of Kashmiri vakhs, or sacred sayings.
- How many quotes are attributed to Lalla?
- There are 12 attributed quotations from Lalla in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.