Kapalikas

Judit Törzsök (1)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528

This entry in Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism gives an account of what we know about the pre-tantric sect of Kapalikas, from about the 6th century CE, according to tantric and literary sources and inscriptions. In addition of a summary of the existing literature on the subject, it gives a new interpretation of the only inscription known to relate their main precepts. Furthermore, Kapalika elements from an unedited early tantric scripture, the Brahmayamala, are also included and analysed.

Mots clés: kapalikas; tantra; shaivism; sects; lakulas; skull-bearers

Domaines: Religions

Judit Törzsök. Kapalikas. Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism vol. III., Brill, pp.355-361, 2011. ⟨hal-00710898⟩