The paradigm of religious evolution:the transformation of rudra to pashupata

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Shaivism, Lakulisha, Kaurusha, Pashupata, Kayavarohana

Abstract

The Pashupata cult is the oldest known cult of the Saivism. Pashupata cult was established around 200 BC by Lakulisha. Born to a Brahmin family according to Karavana Mahatmya, he died in the seventh month and during his short span he displayed remarkable spiritual powers. His mother floated his body in a river as per the tradition and as said a group of tortoise carried the body to a Shiva shrine. The child became alive and became an ascetic. By yet another account Lakulisha died but was revived by Lord Siva himself. Lord entered his body and preached the Pashupata moral and ethics to the world. The place of his rebirth is today a town called Kayavarohana "to incarnate in another's body". This miracle is still celebrated among the Pashupata believers. The archeological department takes care of two stone inscriptions there with the names of Lakulisha’s four disciples- Kushika, Maitreya, Gargya, and Kaurusha. Lakulisha was a basically a dynamic Pashupata reformist.

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Published

2016-09-01

How to Cite

Mishra, S. K. (2016). The paradigm of religious evolution:the transformation of rudra to pashupata. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 2(3), 28–34. Retrieved from https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/ijllc/article/view/114

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Vol. 2 No. 3: September 2016 (Special Issue)

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Research Articles
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