Aghor/Aghori tradition; historical Kāpālika traditions
South Asian Traditions Lineage / school
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About this record
Aghor/Aghori tradition; historical Kāpālika traditions is cataloged as a Lineage / school within South Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “India” and its period or origin is “Kāpālika attested in first millennium CE sources; Aghor lineages especially early modern onward.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Śaiva ascetic and tantric traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Aghori Kapalika Skull-Temple Sādhu Path; Aghor Panth; Aghori; Kāpālika
- Parent tradition
- Śaiva ascetic and tantric traditions
- Public geographic context
- India
- Period / origin
- Kāpālika attested in first millennium CE sources; Aghor lineages especially early modern onward
- Living / historical status
- Aghor living; Kāpālika mainly historical and textually reconstructed
- Access / protocol
- Initiatory
- Evidence status
- Composite record
Geography
CandidateIndia
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Aghor/Aghori tradition; historical Kāpālika traditions. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0218. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0218
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