Shaivism (/ɕə͡ɪʋəsampɾəd̪ɑjəh/; Sanskrit: शैवसंप्रदायः, romanized: Śaivasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva [1][2][3] as the supreme being.

Apr 11, 2025 · Shaivism, organized worship of the Indian god Shiva and, with Vaishnavism and Shaktism, one of the three principal forms of modern Hinduism. Shaivism includes such diverse movements as the highly philosophical Shaiva-siddhanta, the socially distinctive Lingayat, ascetics such as the dashnami sannyasin s, and innumerable folk variants.

Shaiva Siddhanta (IAST: Śaiva-siddhānta) [1] [2] is a form of Shaivism popular in a pristine form in South India and Sri Lanka and in a Tantrayana syncretised form in Indonesia (as Siwa Siddhanta [3]) propounds a devotional philosophy with the ultimate goal of experiencing union with Shiva.

Shiva (/ ˈʃɪvə /; Sanskrit: शिव, lit. 'The Auspicious One', IAST: Śiva [ɕɪʋɐ]), also known as Mahadeva (/ məˈhɑː ˈdeɪvə /; Sanskrit: महादेव:, lit. 'The Great God', IAST: Mahādevaḥ, [mɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh]) [15][16][17] and Hara, [18] is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. [19] .

Shaivism (also spelled Śaivism) refers to a cluster of religious schools and traditions in Hinduism devoted primarily to the worship of the god Shiva, who is one of the principal gods of the Hindu religion. Shaivism is practiced widely throughout India, and has many distinct regional variations in both philosophy and practice.

Apr 4, 2025 · Shiva is the master of both tandava, the fierce, violent dance that gives rise to energy, and lasya, the gentle, lyric dance representing tenderness and grace. Holding a drum upon which he beats the rhythm of creation, he dances within a circle of flames that depicts the arc of dissolution.

Shaivism is a complex body of South Asian traditions centered on the worship of the Hindu male deity Shiva, or Śiva (Sanskrit: "Auspicious One").

Shaiva-siddhanta, religious and philosophical system of South India in which Shiva is worshipped as the supreme deity. It draws primarily on the Tamil devotional hymns written by Shaiva saints from the 5th to the 9th century, known in their collected form as Tirumurai.

Shaivism is the second largest religious community in cotemporary India. It has several distinct and important branches, and is commonly associated with asceticism. Lord Shiva himself is often depicted as a yogi sitting in meditation in the Himalayas. Shaivism includes the principle of avatar, but the concept is less developed than in Vaishnavism.

Shaivism is one of the largest traditions within Hinduism. Shiva (śiva, शिव) literally means kind, friendly, gracious, or auspicious. As a proper name, it means “The Auspicious One”. The word Shiva is used as an adjective in the Rig Veda, as an epithet for …