Kapalika sect - Kapalikaha

Japanese: カーパーリカ派 - かーぱーりかは
Kapalika sect - Kapalikaha

…A powerful sect in Hinduism that worships the god Shiva as the supreme deity. In Sanskrit it is called Śaiva. Its origins are thought to be quite ancient, but as far as documents can be found, it appears to have had considerable influence in the 2nd century during the Kushan period. Buddhist scriptures often contain descriptions of heretics who worshipped Īśvara or Maheshvara, smearing ashes all over their bodies, or wearing a string of human skulls as necklaces, but these are all Shaivite practitioners. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kapalika sect" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヒンドゥー教の有力な一派で,シバ神を最高神として崇拝する。サンスクリット語でシャイバŚaivaという。その起源は相当に古いと思われるが,文献に見えるかぎりでは,2世紀,クシャーナ朝の時代には,かなりの勢力をもっていたようである。仏典には,しばしば,自在天(イーシュバラĪśvara)ないし大自在天(マヘーシュバラMaheśvara)を崇拝し,体中に灰を塗りたくる外道(げどう)とか,人間の髑髏(どくろ)を連ねて首飾にする外道とかの記述があるが,これは,いずれもシバ派の修行者のことである。…

※「カーパーリカ派」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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