Uttarakaula, Uttara-kaula: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUttarakaula (ಉತ್ತರಕೌಲ):—[noun] a follower of a particular mystical system in which woman’s vulva is worshipped as the source of the entire phenomenal universe.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Kaula, Uttara.
Full-text: Kaula.
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Ardhanārīśvara Dīkṣita and the Birth of Samayin Śrīvidyā < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)