Mekhala and Kanakhala
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Mekhala and Kanakhala
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Mekhala "The Elder Severed-Headed Sister" and Kanakhala "The Younger Severed-Headed Sister") are two sisters who figure in the eighty-four mahasiddhas of Vajrayana Buddhism. Both are described as the disciples of another mahasiddha, Kanhapa (Krishnacharya). They are said to have severed their heads and offered them to their guru, and then danced headless. Their legend is closely associated with the Buddhist severed-headed goddess Chinnamunda.
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Two mahasiddha sisters in Tantric Buddhism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekhala_and_Kanakhala
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2024-04-06T03:07:48Z
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