Mekhala and Kanakhala

Mekhala (or Mahakhala – "Elder Mischievous Girl") "The Elder Severed-Headed Sister" and Kanakhala (Kankhala, – "Younger Mischievous Girl") "The Younger Severed-Headed Sister") are two sisters who figure in the eighty-four mahasiddhas ("great adept") of Vajrayana Buddhism. Both are described as the disciples of another mahasiddha, Kanhapa (Krishnacharya). They are said to have severed their heads and offered them to their guru, and then danced headless. Their legend is closely associated with the Buddhist severed-headed goddess Chinnamunda. ^[1]

5 relations: Chhinnamasta, Chinnamunda, Mahasiddha, Nyönpa, Siddha.

Chhinnamasta

Chhinnamasta (छिन्नमस्ता,, "She whose head is severed"), often spelled Chinnamasta, and also called Chhinnamastika, Jogini and Prachanda Chandika, is a Hindu goddess.

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Chinnamunda

Chinnamunda is a Buddhist goddess.

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Mahasiddha

Mahasiddha (Sanskrit: mahāsiddha "great adept) is a term for someone who embodies and cultivates the "siddhi of perfection".

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Nyönpa

The term Nyönpa ("mad one(s)"; Sanskrit Avadhuta) may refer to a group of Tibetan Buddhist yogis or a single individual belonging to this group.

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Siddha

Siddha (Tamil "great thinker/wise man"; Sanskrit, "perfected one") is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekhala_and_Kanakhala

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