The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1209 page)
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l
kula tradition in contrast to the
r
kula whose followers worship the gentle
ri. The K
l
kula adept or ‘hero’ (v
ra) will follow the ‘left-hand’ path (
v
m
c
ra
), worshipping K
l
in the cremation grounds.
In the 18th and 19th cents. Bengali poets such as R
mpras
d (1718–75) and
Ramakrishna
(1836–86) wrote devotional poems to her as the supreme deity.
kula tradition in contrast to therkula whose followers worship the gentleri. The Klkula adept or ‘hero’ (vra) will follow the ‘left-hand’ path (v
mcra), worshipping K
lin the cremation grounds.In the 18th and 19th cents. Bengali poets such as R
mprasd (1718–75) andRamakrishna
(1836–86) wrote devotional poems to her as the supreme deity.
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