Questions tagged [shaiva-siddhanta]
A South Indian Shaivite sect based on the Tamil poetry of the 63 Nayanars.
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Any works of the Nāyanmārs in Saṃskṛtam?
The Nāyanmārs are highly revered, great Tamiḻ Saints who revived Śaivism (specifically, Śaiva Siddhānta) during the Bhakti Movement. They have composed various hymns in the Tamiḻ language, collected ...
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Where is the following shloka about Lord Shiva's supreme importance to attain liberation found?
Where is this shloka found in shastra (e.g., Skanda Purana)?
विना सदाशिवं यो हि संसारं तर्तुमिच्छति।
स मूढो हि महापापः शिवद्वेषी न संशयः॥
“Whoever wishes to cross the ocean of worldly existence ...
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What is the phiosophy of Śaiva Siddhānta?
If this question is a duplicate, please do mark it as such, but if possible adhere this query to some extent before closing it.
Do the followers of Śaiva Siddhānta believe in a monistic or dualistic ...
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What is the role of Samhāra Rudra, i.e., his Paurānik Līlās?
In Śaiva and Śākta theology, it is understood that the Śiva worshipped as Paramēśvara is distinct from the Rudra of the Trīmūrti, who pertains to Samhāra among the Pañcakṛtyās.
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Does Shaiva Siddhanta consider both Vedas and Agamas as authority or does it reject Vedas?
I have consulted certain Shaiva Siddhanta dikshitas and they said that both are authority.
However certain people on online forums were talking something else. So can some deekshit Shaiva Siddhanta ...
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Contradiction in the Varāha purana?
In the Varāha purana, Rudra Geeta, Lord Rudra says -
It is for the delusion of those who are outside the Vedic fold that I
introduced the sàstra called Naya, Siddhànta etc.
~Varāha Purana 70.41
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Are there any Scriptures that describe Maha-Sadashiva, The 25-headed form of Shiva?
I was wondering. Is this form of Lord Shiva mentioned in any Puranas or Shaiva Agamas?
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Suprabhedāgama Text
I found one text of Suprabhedāgama, a Shaiva Agama text at https://vedicreserve.miu.edu/sthapatya_veda/suprabhedagama.pdf .
Is there any English/Hindi/Tamil/Telugu translation of it? Or any old ...
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What is the status of Rudra (and the other trimurti) with respect to Sadashiva?
As per whatever Shaiva philosophy that I have come across, the unborn Parabrahma Shiva/ Sadashiva is different from the manifested Rudra Kailasapati. As stated here, the supreme Purusha shiva is ...
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Who were the Kriyashakti Acharyas and who among them was a contemporary of Shri Vidyaranya?
I have read that there were saints called Kriyashakthi Acharyas in Karnataka and one of them was a contemporary of Shri Vidyaranya of Sringeri during the period of Vijayanagara empire.
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Which Varna and sects are allowed to wear tripundra?
the agnivesya grihsutra suggests that only Kshatriyas,vaishayas, and shudras are allowed to wear a tripundra(1.18). Some Vaishnavas use it to say that a brahmin shouldn't be allowed to wear a ...
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Are there any shaiva sampradaya/ parampara acharyas?
Are there any parampara/ sampraday in shaivism that give agamic diksha. Just like Chinna Jeeyar Swamy of Sri Ramanujacharya sect in Andhra Pradesh who give vaishnava agamic diksha. Are there any ...
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Does popular worship of Lord Shiva in Northern India comes under any Shaiva sect or is it Advatic/Smartha by nature?
We know Saiva Siddhanta,(a dualistic Shaiva sect) and Veer Shaiva,(another dualistic Shaiva sect) exists in south, I don't think there are any such sects in north India. Except maybe Kashmir Shaivism, ...
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Immortal soul requiring a Mortal body
Any Hinduism philosophy talks about or contemplation discussions on Why an Immortal soul requires a Mortal body? References appreciated.
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Did Ramakrishna ever follow any Shaiva sadhna?
Ramakrishna followed various paths of Hinduism.I read somewhere that he was born in a Vaishnava family who had Kula Deva as Lord Rama. It is well known that he followed Shaktism by worshipping Kali . ...
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