Digambara Jaina Divination Rituals in Coastal Karṇāṭaka

Flügel, Peter

Abstract

The paper presents a comparative analysis of the
divination rituals performed to the yakṣīs Kūṣmāṇḍīnī,
Jvālāmālinī and Padmāvatī at pilgrimage shrines
related to the maṭhas of the Digambara bhaṭṭārakas at
Mūḍabidarī, Narasiṃharājapura and Hūmchā in Coastal
Karnataka and similar Hindu rituals in Central Karnataka
to discern the specific features of jainisation of regional
divinatory practice.

Citation

Flügel, P. (2015, March). Digambara Jaina Divination Rituals in Coastal Karṇāṭaka. Paper presented at Jaina Tantra, SOAS

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Jaina Tantra
• Start Date: Mar 23, 2015
• End Date: Mar 23, 2015
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 6, 2019
• Keywords: Digambara, Jaina, divination, ritual, Karnataka, yakṣiṇī, Padmāvatī, Hombuja, vara pūjā
• Related Public URLs: https://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies/events/jaina-tantra/
• Additional Information: Event Type : Workshop