-
traditions in this period.
Among these are the
dualistic Shaiva Siddhanta and
Bhairava Shaivas (non-Saiddhantika),
based on
whether they
recognize any...
- the task of
formulating Shaiva Siddhanta. This is an
earliest known Aghora Paddhati system of
Shaiva Siddhanta of Adi
Shaivas mathas in
Kongu Nadu. Meykandar...
-
Shaivism tradition, also
called Trika Shaivism, is a non-dualist
branch of
Shaiva-Shakta
Tantra Hinduism that
originated in
Kashmir after 850 CE. In its place...
- Nadu, they are
called Adi
Saivas (among
other spellings Asishaivas, Adi-
Shaivas, etc.; from
Sanskrit Ādiśaiva, आदिशैव), or the Sivacharyas. They follow...
-
emblem of
historical Tamil Shaiva monarchs, such as
Pallava dynasty and
Jaffna Kingdom.
Several campaigns to
aware the
Shaivas about their Nandi flag is...
- Tiruñāṉacampantar), was a
Shaiva poet-saint of
Tamil Nadu who
lived sometime in the 7th
century CE.
According to the
Tamil Shaiva tradition, he composed...
- direct,
personal experience of the divine. Lin****ats are
considered as a
Shaiva tradition or
Sampradaya (sect).
because their beliefs include many Hindu...
-
Smarta Tradition.
Followers of Shaivism,
called "
Shaivas",
revere Shiva as the
Supreme Being.
Shaivas believe that
Shiva is All and in all, the creator...
- त्रिपुण्ड्र tripuṇḍra "three marks") is a
Hindu Shaivite tilaka, worn by
Shaivas as an
indication of
their affiliation with Shiva. It is also one of the...
- Śivastotrāvalī (A
Garland of
Hymns to Śiva), a
collection of
Shaiva hymns that
remain po****r with
Kashmiri Shaivas.
Utpaladeva was a
student of Somānanda (875–925...