Alternative spellings of this word include Dvararchana.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Dvārārcana (द्वारार्चन) refers to the “ritual instructions for temple doors”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] The first four chapters focus on variations and practices of daily worship. In Chapters 1 and 2, we thus find ritual variations for temples whose main doors face west and south (paścima-dvārārcana, dakṣiṇa-dvārārcana). Chapter 3 provides instructions for the worship of Śiva in anthropomorphic or differentiated form. And in Chapter 4, the procedure for the ceremonial bathing of divine images is outlined.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Partial matches: Dvara, Arcana.

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