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Is there any scripture that tells story about Lord Vishnu and MahaVishnu?
As per the Shiva Purana, there is a main God Shiva who is Nirakara and thereafter his physical manifestation who is known as Shankara. I know that different Hindu texts about different Gods treat ...
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Do Shaivites believe in something greater than Sadashiva?
In this excerpt from the Vayaviya Samhita of the Shiva Purana, various time scales are described:
Brahma's one day is equivalent to a kalpa. He is of unmanifest origin. A thousand kalpas make a ...
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Is Shiva or Rudra born and is he still alive? Was he killed or merged with supreme brahman at any point of time?
Is there any references in Vedas, ithihasas and puranas or any scriptures about birth of Siva or Rudra? Also, shiva purana says that Siva also has incarnations. So are all these incarnations still ...
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What is the story of Siva's Incarnation (ईशान) Ishan?
According to what I have studied yet the 23rd incarnation of Lord Shiva is (ईशान) Ishan (The ruler).
The story related to this incarnation is not described much deeper or it can be my fault that I ...
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When Shiva has five faces how does Subramanya have six faces?
Muruga is created from the third eye of Shiva. The five faces of Shiva are
Sadyojata, Aghora, Tatpurusham, Ishana and Vamadeva. Where is the sixth
face of Shiva to create another face for Subramanya?
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What commentary on the Brahma Sutras does the Saiva Siddhanta Church support?
The term "Shaivite" is overused nowadays. For instance, Iyer Brahmins are often called Shaivites, but they're actually followers of Adi Shankaracharya's Smartha sect (which I discuss here and here) ...
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Beyond Satya loka ie. the end to separate existence?
If I am correctly informed, even in Satya loka one continues to exist as an independent being. Is somewhere described if and how is one able to leave individual existence behind and completely merge ...
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Does Sadashiva ride a tortoise?
In this excerpt from the Manava Shrauta Sutras, a text associated with the Yajur Veda, a certain ritual for worshiping Shiva is described. As part of this ritual, the five-headed form of Shiva is ...
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Who compiled the list of 108 Divya Desams of Vishnu?
The Alwars (also spelled Azhwars) are a group of 12 ancient Vaishnava saints who lived in Tamil Nadu and are famous for their poetry in praise of Vishnu. The Alwars are crucially important figures in ...
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Did Krishna's devotee Uttanka ever attain Moksha?
I am currently visiting India, and I just went to the Adi Keshava Perumal Vishnu Temple in Sri Perumbudur, the birthplace of the famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya. On the walls of this ...
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What does the meaning of "Vishnu" have to do with the word "Prabhu"?
As I discuss in this answer, the Pancharatra Agamas are the foundational texts of Vaishnavism. Similarly, the foundational texts of Shaivism are known as the Shaiva Agamas, aka the Shaiva Tantras. My ...
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Do Hindu gods copulate?
Do Hindu gods have sex?
If no, then how would you explain birth of Shani as he acquired traits from Chhaya and children of Sangya were totally opposite to him in terms of looks?
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