- the
Smartas of
South India add a
sixth god
Kartikeya (see Shanmata).
According to Basham, any upper-class
Hindus still prefer the way of the
Smartas to...
-
Ultimate Reality called nirguna Brahman. The five or six
icons are seen by
Smartas as
multiple representations of the one
Saguna Brahman (i.e., a personal...
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Shiva is one of the five
equivalent deities in
Panchayatana puja of the
Smarta tradition of Hinduism.
Shiva has many aspects,
benevolent as well as fearsome...
-
highest principle in the
universe and
pervades all of existence. Generally,
Smartas worship Brahman in one of five forms: Ganesha, Shiva, Shakti, Vishnu, and...
- worshipper's
favourite deity. It is
especially significant to both the
Smarta and
Bhakti schools,
wherein practitioners choose to
worship the form of...
- She is one of the five
equivalent deities in
Panchayatana puja of the
Smarta tradition of Hinduism. She is also
considered to be the
younger sister of...
- Iyers, who
follow the
Smarta tradition, and Iyengars, who
adhere to the
tradition of Sri Vaishnavism.
Iyers are Shrauta-
Smarta Brahmins,
whose members...
- of
their affiliation with Shiva. It is also one of the
tilakas worn by
Smarta Hindus. It
consists of
three horizontal lines (and
sometimes a dot) on the...
-
temple is
considered a
pilgrimage site for Shaivites, Vaishnavites, and
Smartas.Especially to be
remembered are the
immense sums that were
spent during...
- of the
Smarta tradition with
other significant historic movements within Hinduism,
namely Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism. Even
though Smarta sampradaya...
