Shaivas or Shaivites
This group personifies consciousness in the form of Lord Shiva who is the substratum from which the manifested world arises by the action of Shakti. It tends towards renunciation.
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Mahadeva Temple at Itagi (1112 CE) in Koppal district, Karnataka - dravida articulation, nagara superstructure ...
saiva (Shaiva, Shaivite) [pertaining to Siva; a worshipper of Siva].
sadjana the good man.
sakalah with all aspects (kalas); all entirely.
The teaching came from the Shaiva Tantras, a group of sophisticated and relatively modern yogic texts that appeared in Northern India around the ninth century and remained relatively secret until about 50 years ago.
In South India, Bhakti-Yoga was promulgated during this period by the Vaishnava Âlvârs and the Shaiva Nâyanmârs.
Bhakti-Yoga: The collective discipline of love and devotion that is extolled in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ, the Bhâgavata-Purâna, and in the scriptures of the Vaishnavas and Shaivas.
"Svastika, Gomukha, Padma, Hamsa"these are the Brahmic postures (Asanas). Vira, Mayura, Vajra and Siddha Asanas are the Raudra postures. Yoni is the Sakta posture. Paschimottanasana is the Shaiva posture." ...
 See also: India, Yoga, Shiva, Brahma, Sanskrit
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