Kapalavratin, Kapala-vratin, Kapālavratin, Kapālavratī, Kapala-vrati, Kapalavrati: 1 definition
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsKapālavratin (कपालव्रतिन्) refers to “followers of the observance of the skull”, according to the Svacchandatantra 11.182-184.—Accordingly, “It is called Atimārga because it is beyond the mental dispositions. It is taught as ‘atimārga’ because the doctrine is beyond the worlds. And the lokas are designated ‘bound souls’, in the cycle of birth and death. They who are established in the atimārga, [that is to say] the followers of the observance of the skull (kapālavratin) and the Pāśupatas, they are to be known as beyond them. There is no rebirth for them and they abide in [the reality of] Īśvara, in [the world of] Dhruva”.
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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