The Development of Śaivism in Koṭīvarṣa, North Bengal, with Special Reference to the Koṭīvarṣa-Māhātmya in the Skandapurāṇa
Koṭīvarṣa/Koṭivarṣa, alias Devīkoṭa and Śoṇitapura, in North Bengal is known to be one of the early centres of Tantric Śaivism. In this paper, the history of Śaivism at the site up to the twelfth century will be examined, using textual, archaeological and epigraphical sources, of which the two recen...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2013
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2013, Volume: 56, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 295-324 |
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Koṭīvarṣa
Bangarh
Skandapurāṇa
Cāmuṇḍā
Śaivism
Yāmala
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Volltext (Verlag) |