(late 11th c.) Author of the Sanskrit play Prabodhachandrodaya ("Rising of
the Moon of Wisdom"), which is an allegory of Vaishnava piety triumphing.
The third act of the drama is notable for the appearance of
four non-Vaishnava sect representatives: a materialist, a Jain monk, a Buddhist
monk, and a Kapalika, a member of an ascetic society who worshiped the deity
Shiva.
The latter is shown as a perverted individual who enjoys
meat, booze, and sexual fulfillment, as well as a proclivity for violence.
Although the reader may reasonably infer that this is a
prejudiced viewpoint, the views against ascetics and all non-Vaishnava religious
groups shown are enlightening.
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