05-12-2006, 08:36 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Singhi Kaya+May 12 2006, 08:51 AM-->QUOTE(Singhi Kaya @ May 12 2006, 08:51 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Another Q. Are Aghoris tantriks or an unrelated hetrogenious sampraday? I have heard they descended from the ancient lines of pasupats...can shri hauma clarify this?
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The aghorIs as they exist today appear to be a modern derivative of the more ancient shaivas. They have some features of the kApAlikas but are not kApAlikas. They do have tantric rituals which seem to be somewhat down-graded derivatives of the bhairava tantras of the classical tantric shaiva-s.
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The aghorIs as they exist today appear to be a modern derivative of the more ancient shaivas. They have some features of the kApAlikas but are not kApAlikas. They do have tantric rituals which seem to be somewhat down-graded derivatives of the bhairava tantras of the classical tantric shaiva-s.