Kaulisha, Kaulīśa, Kauli-isha: 1 definition
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Kaulisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Kaulīśa can be transliterated into English as Kaulisa or Kaulisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Kaulīśa (कौलीश) is associated with the element of Space, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The Praṇavas have several names [i.e., Kaulīśa]. They also have a number of variant forms. Although rooted in the originally male-oriented Śaiva tradition, the Five Praṇavas are commonly understood in the later sources to be female energies and are accordingly referred to collectively as the ‘five-fold Kaulikī Vidyā’ and so is not part of the earliest presentations in the Kubjikā Tantras, although it is an emergent possibility.
2) Kaulīśā (कौलीशा) or Kauleśī is another name for the Goddess.—Kubjikā is not just the Great or Supreme Goddess—Mahādevī, or Parameśvarī—she is also a Great Kaula Goddess. Her names denote who she is. They indicate her nature. Specific names only she possesses denote her specific nature. [...] Although these names are necessarily abstract and generic, thus allowing for universal application, like all the goddesses denoted by them Kubjikā implicitly appropriates them as specifically her own. They suggest that it is Kubjikā who is THE Kaula Goddess. This process is most evident in those names that denote her supreme status in the Kula. These include Kaulinī, Kaulikī (or Kaulikā), Kauleśī (or Kaulīśā), Kaulikeśvarī, Kaulikīśakti, Kulakaulinī and Kuleśvarī.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
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Starts with: Kaulishayani.
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