Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c15.51

v2.c15.51

The Śaivāgamas arrange the Śaiva sects in the following order of superiority, namely, the Śaivas, the Pāśupatas, the Sōmasiddhāntins and the Lākuḷas. Again we learn that the Kaulas worship the ādharachakra, the Kshapaṇakas the actual yōni and the trikōṇas (or triangular yantras), and the Kāpālikas and Digambaras both the objects worshipped by the first mentioned two sects. The various sects of Śaivas hold the view that as there is no difference between one animal and another, there is none whatsoever between man and man and dīkshā might be given to all alike. The