Kula names the tantric lineages, often Śākta, centred on clusters of goddesses and on the body and senses as the field of practice. Their esoteric rites were integrated into Kashmir Śaivism by Abhinavagupta, who interpreted them as ways to realize the expansion of consciousness.
Kula
Family: the clan-based tantric traditions, whose practice centres on the Goddess and the transformation of the senses.
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