- The
Kāpālika tradition was a Tantric, non-Puranic form of
Shaivism which originated in
Medieval India between the 4th and 8th
century CE. The word is derived...
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Uttar Pradesh, India. They are the only
surviving sect
derived from the
Kāpālika tradition, a Tantric, non-Puranic form of
Shaivism which originated in...
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socio political injustice,
hypocrisy and
corruptions in society,
include Kapalika,
Cross Belt, Prethalokam, Dam, Vishamavritham,
Easwarn Arrestil, Guerilla...
- with it. The 6th-century Varāhamihira
mentions Kapalikas in his
literary works. Some of the
Kāpālika practices mentioned in
these texts are
those found...
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Rudras (forms of Shiva)
Bhairava or Kapali, a form of
Shiva Kapali or
Kapalika, a
Hindu sect of
ascetics Baishya Kapali, a
caste of West Bengal, India...
- blood. The
Kāpālika tradition was a Tantric, non-Puranic form of
Shaivism in India. The word is
derived from kapāla,
meaning "skull", and
Kāpālika means the...
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Kapalika is a
Malayalam Drama film
directed by
Preethy Panikker. The film is
produced by
Madhusoodanan and
starring Sona Nair, K.
Madhu and
Sreelatha in...
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Prahasana is a
satire that
pokes fun at the
peculiar aspects of the
heretic Kapalika and
Pasupata Saivite sects,
Buddhists and Jainism. The
setting of the play...
- procedures,
style of observance, deities, mantras, mandalas,
ritual dress,
Kapalika accouterments like
skull bowls,
specialized terminology,
secret gestures...
- and Shaivism.
Kaula preserves some of the
distinctive features of the
Kāpālika tradition, from
which it is derived. It is
subdivided into four subcategories...
