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Lakulisha (Sanskrit: , Devnagari: लकुलिश) (Etymology: लगुड (staff) or लकुट (mace) + ईश (lord) = meaning, the lord with a staff or mace or club or stick) was a prominent Shaivite revivalist, reformist and preceptor of the doctrine of the Pashupatas, one of the oldest sects of Shaivism. According to some scholars, Lakulisha is the founder of the Pashupata sect. While, another section argues that the Pashupata doctrine was already in existence before Lakulisha, and he was only its first formal preceptor. It is believed that he was born in a Brahmin family and lived in Kayavatara or Kayavarohan (present day Karvan), located in Vadodara district of Gujarat state in western India.〔(Pashupata Saivism )〕 According to a tradition stated in the ''Linga Purana'', Lakulisha is considered as the 28th and the last avatar of Shiva and the propounder of Yoga system. According to the same tradition, Lakulisha had four disciples, viz., Kaurushya, Garga, Mitra and Kushika. According to another tradition mentioned in the ''Avanti Khanda'' of the ''Skanda Purana'', Lakulisha and his four disciples while passing Mahakalavana, installed a linga at that place, which was then known as ''Kayavarohaneshvara''.〔Joshi, N.P. (1981). ''Regional Trends in some of the Mediaeval Brahmanical Sculptures of Malwa'' in M.D. Khare (ed.) ''Malwa through the Ages'', Bhopal: Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Govt. of M.P., p.112〕 The ''Kurma Purana'' (Chap. 53), the ''Vayu Purana'' (Chap. 23), and the ''Linga Purana'' (Chap. 24) predicted that Shiva (Maheshvara) would appear in the form of a wandering monk called 'Lakulin' or 'Nakulisha', and that he would have four disciples named, Kushika, Garga, Mitra, and Kanrushya, who would re-establish the cult of Pashupati and would therefore be called Pashupata(s). Lakulisha was the fruition of these divine predictions. According to ''Vayu Purana'' V. 1.23.202-214, Lakulisha was a contemporary of Vyasa and Krishna, and was the 28th incarnation of Rudra (Shiva). ==Life== As per Alain Daniélou, Lakulisha was an ajivaka, who restored Shaivism, re-established the pre-Aryan Indus civilizational cults. Lakulisha united the different Shaivite sects that had survived in semi-secrecy for centuries under the name of the Pashupatas (Pashupata: Meaning, followers of Pashupati, the Lord of Beasts). Lakulisha has been stated to have born in Gujarat and propagated Saivism. It has been maintained that Lakulisha’s thesis conflicted with that of Gosala, and Lakulisha opposed Vedism, Jainism, and most particularly, Buddhism. Lakulisha is said to have restored practices of Hatha Yoga and Tantrism and the cosmological theories of the Samkhya and the duality associated with Samkhya tenets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lakulish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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