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Lakulisha, an aspect of Shiva
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Lakulisha, an aspect of Shiva |
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Central India. Lakulisha or the Lord with a Club was a prominent teacher and founder of Pashuapata, one of the early sects os Shaivism. Here he is standing on ignorance, represented as a human figure. Beside him are two personifications of Shiva's trident, the god's main symbols. Lakulisha lived in western India around 200 AD. He is believed to be the founder of Yoga and an incarnation of Shiva. |
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| Date | about 7th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Asia 1968 12-16.2 |
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| Object history | Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Own work, Photo by Szilas in the British Museum, 2010-07-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 10:26, 21 February 2023 | | 1,728 × 2,764 (4.42 MB) | Szilas (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{unknown|artist}} |title = Lakulisha, an aspect of Shiva |description = Central India. Lakulisha or the Lord with a Club was a prominent teacher and founder of Pashuapata, one of the early sects os Shaivism. Here he is standing on ignorance, represented as a human figure. Beside him are two personifications of Shiva's trident, the god's main symbols. Lakulisha lived in western India around 200 AD. He is believed to be the founder of Yoga and a... |
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