Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Kaula
This page describes Kaula from pages 204-210 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (तारा, tārā) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms. It is part of the series “Textual Interpretations”.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Kaula” according to 14 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) [by A. Yamuna Devi]
Siddhanta and Kaula complete the process of making the soul divine. Probably Kshirasvamin refers to these pracrtices of the shakta school in the expression– purvamnayi mahamargo bhairavi dakshinagamah | shakto vamasrotasikah kaula anvayiko matah| The Vaishnavaites call their literary and doctrinal heritage Pancaratra, hence its followers are called Pancaratrikas....
Read full contents: Religion, Religious Myths and Legends (Introduction)
Varahi Tantra (English Study) [by Roberta Pamio]
In the Kaula path is thus made explicit the inseparability of the individual with the Supreme and the entire creation, or, in other words, of the offerer with the recipient of the offering and the offering itself....
Read full contents: Shakta Tantras (Introduction)
Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
[Kramaprakashika] p180 [Cidgaganacandrika] 262.— “akulam shivamityahuh kulam shaktih prakirtita | kulakulasya vijnanat kaula ityabhidhiyate ||” iti kularnavatantranusaram kulam shaktirakulam shiva ityavadharyate || [2] Cf....
Read full contents: Verse 262 [Kali’s greatness revealed]
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