Request : for info on substances

Posted By knut.movik@iks.uio.no (knut.movik@iks.uio.no)
Thu, 29 May 1997 14:38:54 +0200

Hello.
I am a student of contemporary religion, and I wonder if anyone has any
information about the part of Shaivism where sadhus use
consciousnessexpanding substances like ganja, charas ,bhang or datura. I
know that some of the Shaivas recognize Shankar, one aspect of Shiva, as
connected to cannabis. But in litterature of India I can`t find any
referanses to this phenomenon.
Knut.

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