Anushaiva, Anu-shaiva, 础苍耻艣补颈惫补: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 础苍耻艣补颈惫补 can be transliterated into English as Anusaiva or Anushaiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism础苍耻艣补颈惫补 (啶呧え啷佮ざ啷堗さ) refers to one of the seven types of 艣aivas, according to the V墨r膩gama, which is one of the twenty-eight 艢aiv腻驳补尘补蝉. These 腻驳补尘补蝉 form the foundational literature in some of the main schools of 艢aivism.
: Sri Kamakoti Mandali: The Sects of 艣aivas础苍耻艣补颈惫补 (啶呧え啷佮ざ啷堗さ) refers to one of the seven types of 艢aivas, according to the Kriy膩p膩da of Candraj帽膩na (Candraj帽膩n膩gama).鈥擳hose Br膩hma峁嚹乻 who are initiated by methods of 艣aiva d墨k峁Ｄ� (from a competent Guru) are termed Mah膩艣aiva. Similarly, K峁triyas and Vai艣yas initiated through 艣aiva d墨k峁Ｄ� are named 础苍耻艣补颈惫补, whereas such initiated 艢奴dras are called Av膩ntara艣aiva. Those belonging to categories such as cobblers etc. (办耻濒腻濒补, 辫腻谤艣惫补办补, etc.), after initiation, are called Pravara艣aiva. Those belonging to other categories come to be known as Antya艣aiva after 艣aiva d墨k峁Ｄ�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus础苍耻艣补颈惫补 (嗖呧波喑佮捕喑堗驳):鈥擺noun] a member of K峁triya (military caste) or Vai艣ya (traders' caste) who has been initiated into 艢aivism (cult following 艢iva).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Shivadvija, Anucaivam, Anucaivar, Shaiva, Cotacacaivam, Mahashaiva, Avantarashaiva, Pravarashaiva, Antyashaiva.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - 艢aiva Philosophy in the V膩yav墨ya-sa峁僪it膩 of the 艢iva-mah膩pur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter XXXVII - The 艢aiva Philosophy in the Pur膩峁嘺s]
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