Aghori Tradition

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hindu sect
gptkbp:allows marginalized people
outcasts
untouchables
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkbp:centralTo Keenaram Ashram, Varanasi
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:mainstream_Hinduism
gptkbp:coreBelief non-duality
transcending purity and impurity
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Aghoris
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Keenaram
gptkbp:goal moksha (liberation)
gptkbp:hasViewOf mystics
tantrics
extreme ascetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aghori Tradition
gptkbp:influencedBy Kapalik tradition
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Baba_Keenaram
gptkb:Sadhus
Vimalananda
gptkbp:notableFor living in cremation grounds
use of human skulls
consumption of alcohol and flesh in rituals
rituals with cremation ashes
gptkbp:opposedBy social norms
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:philosophy transcendence of dualities
advaita (non-dualism)
embracing taboo
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Tantra
asceticism
ritual cannibalism
meditation in cremation grounds
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:damaru_(drum)
ash
kapala (skull cup)
trishula (trident)
gptkbp:sacredText Aghora II: Kundalini
Aghora III: The Law of Karma
Aghora: At the Left Hand of God
gptkbp:symbol trident
skull
rudraksha beads
ash-smeared body
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aghor_Peeth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7