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Shiva and Shaivism | Shiva Lingam – Symbolism and Significance

Shiva Lingam – Symbolism and Significance: Siva is worshipped both in his anthropomorphic form and his symbolic form, which is Sivalinga, depicted in sometimes as a simple column or more prominently as a column jutting out of a round base. The column stands symbolically for male reproductive organ and the base for the female reproductive […]

Shiva and Shaivism | Lesser Known Aspects of Lord Shiva

Lesser Known Aspects of Lord Shiva Unlike in Vaishnavism, there is no concept of incarnations in Shaivism. God being the supreme controller of all actions and manifestations and indweller of all beings, the followers of Saivism do not see the need for a separate incarnation by God to set things right in the mortal worlds. […]

Shiva and Shaivism | The Kaula Tradition of Shaivism

The Kaula Tradition of Shaivism Kaula or Kula describes a type of Hindu tantrism reckoned by Gavin Flood to derive from Kapalika or “cremation ground” asceticism, and to divide into northern, eastern, southern and western schools across the subcontinent. The Kaula tradition is sometimes more simply divided into two main branches, Purva Kaula and Uttara […]

Shiva and Shaivism | A Brief Summary of Kashmiri Shaivism

A Brief Summary of Kashmiri Shaivism: Among the various Hindu philosophies, Kashmir Shaivism (Kasmir Saivism) is a school of Saivism identical with trika Saivism categorized by various scholars as monistic idealism (absolute idealism, theistic monism, realistic idealism, transcendental materialism or concrete monism). These approaches suggest that Cit – consciousness – is the one reality and […]

Shiva and Shaivism | How to Meditate Upon Lord Shiva?

How to Meditate Upon Lord Shiva? Saguna Meditation: Saguna meditation is meditation on a form. An archer first aims at a gross, big object. Then he takes up a medium object. Finally, he shoots at very small and minute objects. Even so, one should take to Saguna meditation to start with, and when the mind […]

Shiva and Shaivism | Gods of Hinduism, the Trinity, Trimurthis

Gods of Hinduism, the Trinity, Trimurthis The Hindu Trinity comprises of the three cardinal divinities of Hinduism, namely Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, the preserver and Siva the destroyer. They represent the three important aspects of our existence, namely creation, preservation and destruction. Brahma creates the worlds and the beings. He is the creative intelligence of […]

Shiva and Shaivism | Hindu Festivals of Shiva

Hindu Festivals of Shiva: Lord Siva assumed the form of a hill at Tiruvannamalai in Tamilnadu. Here, He quelled the pride of Brahma and Vishnu who were quarrelling as to their relative greatness. One day, when Lord Siva was in meditation, Parvati left Him and went to the hill of Arunachala. There she performed penances. […]

Shiva and Shaivism | Saints and Devotees of Lord Shiva

Saints and Devotees of Lord Shiva Who is saint? He who lives in God the or the Eternal, who is free from egoism, likes and dislikes, selfishness, vanity, mine-ness, lust, greed and anger, who is endowed with equal vision, balanced mind, mercy, tolerance, righteousness, cosmic love and who has divine knowledge is a saint. Saints […]

Shiva and Shaivism | Dakshinamurthy – the World Teacher

Dakshinamurthy- the World Teacher Dakshinamurti literally means one who is facing south (dakṣiṇa). It also means the Lord of compassion. According to Hindu texts, the direction of south or the southern sphere is ruled by the Lord of death. Although the vedic texts refer the deity as Yama, the epithet is also used to described […]

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