English word senses marked with topical category "Shaivism"
Parent categories: Hinduism, India, Religion, Countries, Countries in Asia, Culture, Polities, Places, Asia, Society, Names, Earth, Eurasia, Nature
Total 22 word senses
- Har Har Mahadev (Interjection) a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Shiva, the god of destruction and time.
- Mahakala (Proper name) A deity in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism, sometimes considered a manifestation of Shiva.
- Maheshwar (Proper name) Epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.
- Mrityunjay (Proper name) Epithet of Shiva.
- Om Namah Shivaya (Interjection) "Adoration to Lord Shiva"; a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Shiva.
- Saivism (Proper name) Alternative form of Shaivism
- Shaivism (Proper name) A sect comprising the worshippers of the god Shiva.
- Shaivite (Noun) Alternative form of Saivite
- Shiva (Proper name) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.
- Shiva (Proper name) A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- Shivaism (Proper name) Alternative form of Shaivism
- Shivaite (Noun) Alternative form of Saivite
- Shivalinga (Noun) A columnar or cylindrical representation of the god Shiva, used as a focus for worship in a Hindu shrine or temple.
- Shraavana (Proper name) The fifth month in the Hindu lunar calendar, considered sacred to the god Shiva.
- Siva (Proper name) Misspelling of Shiva.
- Sivaism (Proper name) Alternative form of Shaivism
- Somnath (Proper name) Name of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.
- Somnath (Proper name) A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
- jyotirlinga (Noun) A shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam (pillar) of light."
- lingam (Noun) The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
- tandava (Noun) A divine dance performed by the Hindu god Shiva.
- trisula (Noun) A trident, seen as a religious symbol of Hinduism and Buddhism.
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