Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 I've seen it used more generally for a female adept, beyond any given ritual. I seem to recall that the woman who was one of Sri Ramakrishna's teachers was called this, though I may be confusing her with another Bengali sadhvi. >Bhairavi is the name of a goddess, but can be also a designation of >a female taking part in a ritual in some traditions. -- Max Dashu Suppressed Histories Archives Global Women's History http://www.suppressedhistories.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Only if she is a sadhvini she is a bhairavi or else if she is taking part in a bhairavi-chakra she turns into a bhairavi for that time as far as i know . A non ascetic female would be more appropriatly called yogini. , Max Dashu <maxdashu@l...> wrote: > I've seen it used more generally for a female adept, beyond any > given ritual. I seem to recall that the woman who was one of Sri > Ramakrishna's teachers was called this, though I may be confusing her > with another Bengali sadhvi. > > >Bhairavi is the name of a goddess, but can be also a designation of > >a female taking part in a ritual in some traditions. > > -- > Max Dashu > Suppressed Histories Archives > Global Women's History > http://www.suppressedhistories.net > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 excuse the typo :sadhvi not sadhvini. (sadhvi-sadhu) , "mahahradanatha" <mahahradanatha> wrote: > Only if she is a sadhvini she is a bhairavi or else if she is taking > part in a bhairavi-chakra she turns into a bhairavi for that time as > far as i know . A non ascetic female would be more appropriatly called > yogini. > > , Max Dashu <maxdashu@l...> wrote: > > I've seen it used more generally for a female adept, beyond any > > given ritual. I seem to recall that the woman who was one of Sri > > Ramakrishna's teachers was called this, though I may be confusing her > > with another Bengali sadhvi. > > > > >Bhairavi is the name of a goddess, but can be also a designation of > > >a female taking part in a ritual in some traditions. > > > > -- > > Max Dashu > > Suppressed Histories Archives > > Global Women's History > > http://www.suppressedhistories.net > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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