Alternative spellings of this word include Khecharikula.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Khecarīkula (खेचरीकुल) refers to the tradition of the Skyfaring Goddess, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Kubjikā is so intimately identified with the Skyfaring goddess that her tradition is called the Khecarīkula. The lineage of the deity’s tradition is the most excellent Skyfaring goddess herself. Her motion through the Void is the liberated state. It is the flow of the Divine Current of the Transmental, the Transmission of the Skyfarers (khecarīkrama) in its eighteen phases. [...]

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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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Khecarīkula (खेचरीकुल) refers to the “class of sky-going females”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Space Circle (ākāśacakra)]: “Now, the Space Circle outside [this] is like a dark blue lotus [in color]. Sky-going Yoginīs are in the middles of the thirty-six spokes [of the circle], as follows—[...] [They] dwell in the upakṣetra (“near to the field”) [holy sites], are [inhabitants of] the third continent, and are excellent. Residing in this continent, they belong to the class of sky-going females (khecarīkula). It is the Radiance Level. [All twelve levels are] connected with their respective [classes of holy] sites such as the pīṭha.  [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Khecari, Kula.

Full-text: Khecarikrama.

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