Aghoramurti, Aghoramūrti, Aghora-murti: 1 definition
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śaivism)Aghoramūrti (अघोरमूर्ति) was the main deity for the Pāśupata and Kālāmukha Śaivites of Karnāṭaka. They were worshippers of Lakulīśa and followed the Lākulāgama, along with other Śaivāgama, mythological texts or Purāṇa and the other scriptures on which the Hindu religion is based. For them Lakulīśa is the destroyer of ignorance of the human beings in the world. So he is identical with Aghoramūrti. The same Aghoraśiva is also identical with the idea of Dakṣiṇāmūrti and in some cases Bhairava and Bhikṣāṭanabhairava.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Partial matches: Aghora, Murti.
Full-text: Aghora, Virabhadra.
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