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Definition of Saivas

Saiva
Saiva Sai"va (? or ?), n. [Skr. [,c]aiva devoted to Siva.] One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.

Meaning of Saivas from wikipedia

- deity who is the "creator, reproducer and dissolver". The Sanskrit word śaiva or shaiva means "relating to the god Shiva", while the related beliefs,...
- shaivite tradition and in northern ones. In Kongu Nadu, they are called Adi Saivas (among other spellings Asishaivas, Adi-Shaivas, etc.; from Sanskrit Ādiśaiva...
- includes: Saiva bullata (Distant, 1891) Saiva cardinalis (Butler, 1874) Saiva coccinea (Walker, 1858) Saiva constanti Jiaranaisakul, 2024 Saiva decorata...
- Saiva Siddhanta Church is an organization that identifies itself with the Saivite Hindu religion. It supports the work of the late Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami...
- Saiva or Shaiva may refer to: Saiva is a genus of Asian lanternbugs, family Fulgoridae. Saiva kurukkals redirects to Vellalar, which were the nobility...
- mentioned in the Siddhantic Vedic and Agamic scriptures. Saiva Siddhanta is practiced widely among the Saivas of southern India and Sri Lanka, especially by members...
- developed in both Buddhist and Brahmanical (mainly Śaiva ascetics like the Kapalikas) contexts and that "Śaivas and Buddhists borrowed extensively from each...
- Saiva cardinalis is a species of lantern bug in the genus Saiva, found to the North-East of India (Darjiling, Sikkim), Nepal and Vietnam. Distant W. L...
- Saiva insularis is a species of lanternfly from Sri Lanka and India. This species is similar to Saiva coccinea and Prolepta decorata. It can be differentiated...
- Saiva nodata is a species of lanternfly. It is endemic to Karnataka in the Western ghats. It can be distinguished from other saiva species by the thickness...