Shivaism

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shiv·a

also shiv·ah or shib·ah (shĭv′ə)

n. Judaism

A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.

[Yiddish shive, from Hebrew šib'â, seven; see šbʕ in Semitic roots.]

Shi·va

(shē′və) also Si·va (shē′və, sē′-)

n. Hinduism

One of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the destroyer and restorer of worlds and in numerous other forms. Shiva is often conceived as a member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu.

[Sanskrit śivaḥ, from śiva-, auspicious, dear; see kei- in Indo-European roots.]

Shi′va·ism, Si′va·ism n.

Shi′va·ist, Si′va·ist n.

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Sivaism, Shivaism, Saivism

a cult made up of the worshipers of Siva, the destroyer-god of the Hindu trinity. — Sivaite, n.

See also: Hinduism

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Noun 1. Shivaism - a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva

Sivaism

Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group

Shivaist - worshipper of Shiva

2. Shivaism - worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon

Sivaism

Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils

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Hinduism (Shivaism) and Buddhism are often linked together in the literature as "Hindu-Buddhism."

Indianization in West Borneo: The elephant in the room

Thus the local variation of Hinduism in Bali is sometimes called Shivaism. However, nowadays all gods of the Hindu-Balinese pantheon reside side by side on the Gunung Maha Meru, a heavenly mountain and centre of the earth, which has its equivalent in Bali in the Gunung Agung and in Lombok in the Gunung Rinjani (Phalgunadi 1991, p.

Transnational, translocal, transcultural: some remarks on the relations between Hindu-Balinese and ethnic Chinese in Bali