Kulayaga, Kulayāga, Kula-yaga: 1 definition
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)Kulayāga (कुलयाग) or Ādiyāga refers to the “rites of the Kula modality (collectively)”.—Abhinava refers to the rites of the Kula modality collectively as Ādiyāga or Kulayāga. They involve the offering and consumption of meat and wine and the practice of ritual sex and require separate, additional initiations. Abhinavagupta received one such initiation from his Trika teacher Śambhunātha, who imparted it to him according to the procedure laid down by the Tantrasadbhāva, which is a Trika Tantra. An essential feature of these initiations is the piercing of the Wheels and other centres of the body and so are known as ‘initiations by piercing’. Abhinava draws the varieties of this form of initiation from the Kularatnamālā and Kulagahvara.
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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