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  1 - A Glance at the History of Śaivism: Its Origins, Developments and Different Schools
  فتح الله مجتبایی پریا الیاسی
  Śaivism, a major sect of Hinduism, enjoys many devotees in India.Śiva, a god with paradoxical attributes, is devotionally worshiped inŚaivism. Śiva is, in fact, a pre-Vedic god which developed in arelatively long period, from pre-Vedic civilization to later Hinduism,and More

  Śaivism, a major sect of Hinduism, enjoys many devotees in India.Śiva, a god with paradoxical attributes, is devotionally worshiped inŚaivism. Śiva is, in fact, a pre-Vedic god which developed in arelatively long period, from pre-Vedic civilization to later Hinduism,and finally became a prominent god of India. This development istraceable in the Hindu scriptures. Besides, the remnants of the gloriouspre-Vedic civilization, especially in Mohenjodaro and Harappa, castsome light on the study of this development. Some scholars believe thatpre-Vedic teachings and religious practices survived among the lowerclasses of the Hindu society and was gradually transmitted to otherclasses. These pre-Vedic beliefs mingled with the Vedic religion andfinally brought forth the Yoga school and Śaivism. Therefore, in laterHinduism, we can see several Śaiva sects with their specific beliefs andpractices. Manuscript profile
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  2 - The Śakti Cult in Śaivism
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  Śakti, from Sanskrit shak, means sacred power and energy. In Hinduscriptures, it means the "efficient energy" of the Supreme Principle, orthe feminine aspect of the Supreme Principle, which is responsible forevery act of creation. According to Tantric doctrines, the sup More

  Śakti, from Sanskrit shak, means sacred power and energy. In Hinduscriptures, it means the "efficient energy" of the Supreme Principle, orthe feminine aspect of the Supreme Principle, which is responsible forevery act of creation. According to Tantric doctrines, the supreme Śaktiis the only feminine substance behind the well-known triple-aspect ofThe Reality i.e. Sat, Chit, Ānanda. Thus, similar to Brahman in AdvaitaVedānta, Śakti is also regarded as "Satchidānanda", and like Brahman,it descends into the world of manifestation, while keeping herselfconcealed and unperceivable behind the veil of universal illusion, i.e.the Māyā. Śakti is also responsible for the world's final destination, somuch so that the whole manifestation is supposed to be reintegratedinto its single substance, i.e. the Śakti. Therefore, Śakti is the supremecreative substance, the divine-mother, from her sacred womb the wholemanifestation comes forth and to her, the world strongly desires toreturn Manuscript profile