Shaivism

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Hindu tradition religious tradition theistic tradition

Shaivism is a major Hindu tradition centered on the worship of the god Shiva as the supreme being, encompassing diverse philosophical schools, rituals, and devotional practices.

Aliases (6)

Dashanami sannyasis (Shaiva branches) ×1
Nath tradition ×1
Pashupata Shaivism ×1
Saivism ×1
Tamil Shaivism ×1
Veerashaivism ×1

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu tradition → religious tradition → theistic tradition →
associatedConcept	Agamic ritual → bhakti → grace of Shiva → guru-disciple lineage → moksha → tantra → tapas →
centralDeity	Shiva →
coreText	Agamas → Linga Purana → Pratyabhijna texts → Shiva Purana → Shiva Sutras → Skanda Purana → Spanda Karikas → Tantras → Tevaram → Tirumurai → Tiruvacakam → Vayu Purana →
developedFrom	Vedic Rudra worship →
emphasizes	Shiva as creator, preserver, and destroyer → inner realization of the Self as Shiva →
geographicRegion	Himalayan region → India → Nepal → Southeast Asia → Sri Lanka →
hasDevotionalPoets	Appar → Manikkavacakar → Nayanars → Sambandar → Sundarar →
hasMajorBranch	Kashmir Shaivism → Lingayatism → Nath tradition → Pashupata Shaivism → Shaiva Siddhanta → Tamil Shaivism → Veerashaivism → Vira Shaivism →
hasMonasticOrder	Dashanami sannyasis (Shaiva branches) → Nath yogis →
hasPhilosophicalSchool	Kashmir Shaivism → Shaiva Siddhanta → dualistic Shaivism → non-dual Shaivism → qualified non-dual Shaivism →
historicalOriginPeriod	1st millennium BCE →
languageOfScripture	Kashmiri → Sanskrit → Tamil →
majorFestival	Karthika Deepam → Mahashivaratri → Pradosha vrata →
majorPilgrimageSite	Amarnath → Chidambaram → Kailash Mountain → Kashi Vishwanath Temple → Kedarnath → Rameswaram Temple → Somnath Temple → Srisailam Temple → Varanasi →
majorPractice	asceticism → mantra chanting → meditation → pilgrimage → puja → yoga →
majorRitual	Mahashivaratri observance → Rudra abhisheka → abhisheka →
relatedTradition	Shaktism → Smartism → Vaishnavism →
religion	Hinduism →
symbol	Shiva linga → damaru → rudraksha beads → trishula →
venerates	Ganesha → Kartikeya → Nandi → Parvati → Shiva →
worshipsAsSupremeBeing	Shiva →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Balitung → Canggal inscription → Kertanegara → Mpu Sindok → Sanjaya dynasty → Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi →	religion
Shaivism ("Pashupata Shaivism") → Shaivism ("Nath tradition") → Shaivism ("Veerashaivism") → Shaivism ("Tamil Shaivism") →	hasMajorBranch
Kashmiri Pandit → Kutaraja →	religiousTradition
Shiva →	associatedWith
Poh Pitu →	associatedWithReligion
Kapaleeshwarar Temple ("Saivism") →	belongsToTradition
Smartism →	contrastedWith
Trimbakeshwar →	devotionalTradition
Hinduism →	hasMajorTradition
Shaivism ("Dashanami sannyasis (Shaiva branches)") →	hasMonasticOrder
Tamil →	isLiturgicalLanguageOf
Tamil people →	primaryReligion
Shaktism →	relatedTradition
Kediri Kingdom →	religiousInfluence
Majapahit Empire →	stateReligionForm
Devi →	veneratedIn
Shiva →	worshipTradition