Saiva
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Etymology
Origin of Saiva
From the Sanskrit word śaiva
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Jangam.—A caste of Saiva mendicants, who call themselves Vīr Shaiva, and are priests of the Lingāyat sect; a subcaste of Jogi.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
With Hindus, in a word, it is the form of nature’s matrix; with Plutonists, or Vulcanists, or Saiva, it is creation—it is heat—it is renovation—it is fire—it is regeneration—it is all in all.
From Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous
He seems, on the contrary, to have incurred his death by attempting to repress the extension of the Vira Saiva belief.
From Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India by Jennings, Hargrave
Saiva, Shaiva, Sivite Sect.—The name given to Hindus who venerate Siva as their special god.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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