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Saiva
[ sahy-vuh ]
Saiva
/ ˈsaɪvə; ˈʃaɪ- /
noun
- a member of a branch of Hinduism devoted to the worship of Siva, but rejecting the notion of his incarnations
adjective
- of or relating to Saivism or Saivites
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Derived Forms
- ˈSaivite, noun
- ˈSaivism, noun
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Other Words From
- Saivite noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Saiva1
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Example Sentences
The temples consist of three groups: Saiva, Vaishnav and Jain, almost all built in the 10th and 11th centuries.
They are probably Dravidian by descent, though they are in religion Hindus of the Saiva sect.
Wherever he went, he preached the Saiva philosophy, and made converts.
He seems, on the contrary, to have incurred his death by attempting to repress the extension of the Vira Saiva belief.
It is to be observed that no instance is known of a Vira Saiva acting on the principles laid down in the Tantras.
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