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K
p
lika
plika(Skt.,
‘skull-wearer’
). A sect of
aivism
which flourished from the 7th to 14th cents. CE, also called the Somasiddh
nta. The K
p
likas were cremation-ground (
ma
na
) dwellers who covered themselves with the ashes of corpses and carried a skull which they used as a bowl. The terrifying form of
iva
as
Bhairava
,
Mah
k
la
, or K
p
labh
t (‘skull-carrier’) was the central deity of the cult. K
‘skull-wearer’
). A sect of
aivismwhich flourished from the 7th to 14th cents. CE, also called the Somasiddh
nta. The Kplikas were cremation-ground (mana) dwellers who covered themselves with the ashes of corpses and carried a skull which they used as a bowl. The terrifying form of
ivaas
Bhairava
,
Mah
kla, or K
plabht (‘skull-carrier’) was the central deity of the cult. KOther books
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