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Shaivism is one of the major traditions within Hinduism that reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being. The followers of Shaivism are called Shaivites or Saivites . Like much of Hinduism, 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 pop... • http://www.wikividi.com • ____________________________________ • Shortcuts to chapters: • 00:02:14 Etymology and nomenclature • 00:03:10 Overview • 00:04:11 Origins and history • 00:05:39 Vedic evidence • 00:06:37 Emergence of Shaivism • 00:08:33 Puranic Shaivism • 00:10:22 South India • 00:12:25 Southeast Asia • 00:13:58 Beliefs and practices • 00:14:57 Vedic, Puranic and esoteric Shaivism • 00:15:19 Texts • 00:16:20 Vedas and Principal Upanishads • 00:17:24 Shaiva minor Upanishads • ____________________________________ • • Copyright WikiVidi. • Licensed under Creative Commons. • Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaivism
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