The Sanskrit term Kailāsaśikhara can be transliterated into English as Kailasasikhara or Kailasashikhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Kailāsaśikhara (कैलासशिखर) refers to the “peak of mount Kailāsa”, according to the South-Indian recension of the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, “Having bowed to the all-knowing, all-present Śiva, who sits on the peak of mount Kailāsa (kailāsaśikhara), Vāmadeva, the best of sages, asked [the following]. Vāmadeva said, ‘O Śiva, god of gods, bestower of favour on all, tell us the means to the state of liberation in life, my lord’. [...]”

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kailāsaśikhara (कैलासशिखर) refers to the “summits of the mount Kailāsa”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.1 (“Description of Tripura—the three cities).—Accordingly, after Maya built the three cities: “[...] Entering the three cities thus, the sons of Tāraka, of great strength and valour experienced all enjoyments. [...] There were many palaces, divine minarets resembling the summits of the mount Kailāsa (kailāsaśikhara). Celestial damsels, Gandharvas, Siddhas, and Cāraṇas were also there. There were temples of Rudra. In every house, people performed the rites of Agnihotra. There were excellent brahmins well-versed in sacred texts and devoted to Śiva always. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shikhara, Kailasa.

Starts with: Kailasashikharavasin.

Full-text: Kailasashikharavasin, Sukhasevya.

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