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Shiva Purana
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The Shiva Purana, like other Puranas in Hindu literature, was likely a living text, which was routinely edited, recast and revised over a long period of time. The Shiva Purana asserts that it once con
The Creation Of The Cosmic Ocean And The Elements, folio from the Shiva Purana, c. 1828.
The Creation Of The Cosmic Ocean And The Elements, folio from the Shiva Purana, c. 1828.
The Shiva Purana, in verses 6.23-6.30 of Vayaviya Samhita, states that Om (Pranava) expresses Shiva, it includes within it Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and S
The Shiva Purana, in verses 6.23-6.30 of Vayaviya Samhita, states that Om (Pranava) expresses Shiva, it includes within it Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and Shiva, there is Purusha in everything, nothing is smaller nor bigger than Shiva-Atman.
India statue of nataraja
India statue of nataraja
Shaivism
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Shaivism is an umbrella-term for a number of Hindu religious traditions, which worship Shiva as the supreme being. The followers of Shaivism are called Shaivas or Shaivites, numbering about 385 millio
Shiva Purana
…Śivapurāṇa (शिवपुराण) and Śivamahāpurāṇa (शिवमहापुराण) is one of eighteen major texts of the Purana genre of Sanskrit texts in Hinduism, and part of the Shaivism literature corpus. It primarily revolves around the Hindu god Shiva and goddess Parvati, but references and reveres all gods. The Shiva Purana, like…
Shiva (above) is the primary God in Shaivism.
Shiva (above) is the primary God in Shaivism.
The "Pashupati" seal from the Indus Valley civilisation
The "Pashupati" seal from the Indus Valley civilisation
Shiva is worshipped as Adiyogi (the first yogi), the originator of yoga and the lord of yogis, in Shaivism and broader Hinduism.
Shiva is worshipped as Adiyogi (the first yogi), the originator of yoga and the lord of yogis, in Shaivism and broader Hinduism.
Kushan coin of Vima Kadphises (2nd century CE), with a possible Shiva, holding a trident, in ithyphallic state and next to a bull, his mount, as in Sh
Kushan coin of Vima Kadphises (2nd century CE), with a possible Shiva, holding a trident, in ithyphallic state and next to a bull, his mount, as in Shaivism. The deity was described by the later Kushans in their coinage as "Oesho", a possibly kushan deity.