Kubjika

Kubjika (Sanskrit: कुब्जिक Kubjikā, also known as Vakreśvarī, Vakrikā, Ciñciṇī) is the primary deity of Kubjikāmata, a sect of non-Siddhāntika mantra marga sect.[1] The worship of Nepali Goddess Kubjikā as one of the main aspect of Adishakti was in its peak in 12th century CE.[2] She is still praised in tantric practices that are followed in Kaula tradition.[3]

  1. ^ Dyczkowski, M. S. (1989). The canon of the Saivagama and the Kubjika Tantras of the western Kaula tradition. Motilal Banarsidass Publications.
  2. ^ Dyczkowski, M. S. (2001). The cult of the Nepali goddess Kubjika: a preliminary comparative textual and anthropological survey of a secret Newar goddess. Franz Steiner Verlag.
  3. ^ White, D. G. (2001). Tantra in practice (Vol. 8). Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

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