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Shaivism


00:02:10 1 Etymology and nomenclature
00:03:15 2 Overview
00:04:15 3 Origins and history
00:05:47 3.1 Vedic evidence
00:06:47 3.2 Emergence of Shaivism
00:08:41 3.3 Puranic Shaivism
00:10:25 3.4 South India
00:12:21 3.5 Southeast Asia
00:13:53 4 Beliefs and practices
00:14:57 4.1 Vedic, Puranic and esoteric Shaivism
00:17:23 4.2 Shaivism versus other Hindu traditions
00:17:46 5 Texts
00:18:48 5.1 Vedas and Principal Upanishads
00:20:00 5.2 Shaiva minor Upanishads
00:20:42 5.3 Shaiva Agamas
00:22:26 6 Traditions
00:23:09 6.1 Sannyasi Shaiva: Atimarga
00:23:47 6.1.1 Pashupata Atimargi
00:26:18 6.1.2 Lakula Atimargi
00:27:24 6.2 Grihastha and Sannyasi Shaiva: Mantramarga
00:30:03 6.2.1 Shaiva Siddhanta
00:32:03 6.2.2 Nayanars
00:33:09 6.2.3 Tantra Diksha traditions
00:34:44 6.2.4 Kashmir Shaivism
00:36:20 6.3 Nath
00:37:35 6.4 Lingayatism
00:39:06 7 Demography
00:40:25 8 Influence
00:42:45 8.1 Shaktism
00:43:32 8.2 Smarta Tradition
00:45:30 8.3 Vaishnavism
00:47:00 8.4 Sauraism (Sun deity)
00:47:58 8.5 Yoga movements
00:49:28 8.6 Hindu performance arts
00:50:11 8.7 Buddhism
00:52:44 8.8 Jainism
00:54:24 9 Temples and pilgrimage
00:56:46 10 See also



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Shaivism (Śaivam; Devanagari: शैव संप्रदाय; Bengali: শৈব; Tamil: சைவம்; Telugu: శైవ సాంప్రదాయం; Kannada:ಶೈವ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ; Malayalam:ശൈവമതം; Sinhalese:ශිවාගම/ශෛවවාදය) is one of the major traditions called Saivam that reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being. The followers of Shaivism are called "Shaivites" or "Saivites" (it is one of the largest sects that believe Shiva — worshipped as a creator and destroyer of worlds — is the supreme god over all). The Shaiva have many sub-traditions, ranging from devotional dualistic theism such as Shaiva Siddhanta to yoga-oriented monistic non-theism such as Kashmiri Shaivism. It considers both the Vedas and the Agama texts as important sources of theology. The origin of Shaivism may be traced to the conception of Rudra in the RigVeda.Shaivism has ancient roots, traceable in the Vedic literature of 2nd millennium BCE, but this is in the form of the Vedic deity Rudra. The ancient text Shvetashvatara Upanishad dated to late 1st millennium BCE mentions terms such as Rudra, Shiva and Maheshwaram, but its interpretation as a theistic or monistic text of Shaivism is disputed. In the early centuries of the common era is the first clear evidence of Pāśupata Shaivism. Both devotional and monistic Shaivism became popular in the 1st millennium CE, rapidly becoming the dominant religious tradition of many Hindu kingdoms. It arrived in Southeast Asia shortly thereafter, leading to thousands of Shaiva temples on the islands of Indonesia as well as Cambodia and Vietnam, co-evolving with Buddhism in these regions. In the contemporary era, Shaivism is one of the major aspects of Hinduism.Shaivism theology ranges from Shiva being the creator, preserver, destroyer to being the same as the Atman (self, soul) within oneself and every living being. It is closely related to Shaktism, and some Shaiva worship in Shiva and Shakti temples. It is the Hindu tradition that most accepts ascetic life and emphasizes yoga, and like other Hindu traditions encourages an individual to discover and be one with Shiva within. Shaivism is one of the largest traditions within Hinduism.