Shikhaccheda, Shikha-acheda, Shikha-cheda, Śikhāccheda: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śikhāccheda can be transliterated into English as Sikhaccheda or Shikhaccheda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shikhachheda.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsŚikhāccheda (शिखाच्छेद) (Cf. Śikhākhaṇḍa) refers to the “cutting off of the topknot”, according to the Jñānaratnāvalī, (p. 266).—Accordingly, “Therein, now, [the initiation types] are twofold, [namely] dependent on [whether] there is a requirement to perfrom postinitiatory practice or not; and [they are also twofold insofar as being] śivadharmiṇī or lokadharmiṇī. Here [in the category of the sāpekṣā-nirvāṇadīkṣā kind], the śivadharmiṇī is for ascetics and contains the cutting off of the topknot (śikhāccheda-samāyuktā), while the other [initiation] is for householders and is without [cutting off the topknot]. [...]”.
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraŚikhāccheda (शिखाच्छेद) refers to “cutting off of the topknot”, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 8.4.7, while describing the purification process of the initiand]—“Next, after [the Mantrin has] caused the cessation, etc. [of differentiation], as taught of the eight-fold subtle body through the offerings of inviting, reverence and oblation, [and] after he has purified all the paths, after he has first united [the initiand] with all the other tattvas, beginning with kalā, he should then] cut off of the topknot (śikhāccheda) and perform homa. [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Shikha, Cheda.
Full-text: Cheda, Shikhakhanda.
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