- well as
Cambodia and Vietnam, co-evolving with
Buddhism in
these regions.
Shaivite theology ranges from
Shiva being the creator, preserver, and destroyer...
-
Siddhanta followers, Naths, Pashupatas,
Kapalikas and
others constitute the
Shaivite po****tion. Lin****atism is
derived from the
Sanskrit root
lingam "mark...
- dreadful', 'dreadless', IAST: aghora) are a
monastic order of
ascetic Shaivite sadhus based in
Uttar Pradesh, India. They are the only
surviving sect...
-
Tripundra (Sanskrit: त्रिपुण्ड्र tripuṇḍra "three marks") is a
Hindu Shaivite tilaka, worn by
Shaivas as an
indication of
their affiliation with Shiva...
- of a role in the
Hinduism of
recent centuries than in
ancient India.
Shaivites hold that,
according to
Shaiva Agama,
Shiva performs five
actions – creation...
-
global Hindu po****tion. The vast
majority of
Indian Hindus belong to
Shaivite,
Vaishnavite and
Shakta denominations.
India is one of the
three countries...
-
paved the way for the
indigenous Vijayanagara Empire.
Embracing a
strong Shaivite tradition and
building upon the
military technology of the sultanate, the...
-
Parikrama or
Pradakshina is
clockwise cir****ambulation of
sacred entities, and the path
along which this is performed, as
practiced in the
Indic religions...
- In Hinduism, the
tilaka (Sanskrit: तिलक),
colloquially known as a tika, is a mark worn
usually on the forehead, at the
point of the ajna
chakra (third...
- Trimurti, the
Hindu trinity which also
includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the
Shaivite tradition,
Shiva is the
Supreme Lord who creates,
protects and transforms...
