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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7 (shaivism)

Hisā (हिसा) refers to one of the twenty-four names of the Lāmās, according to the 8th-centry Jayadratha-yāmala.—While describing the special practices of the Lāmās mentions the special language to be used with them. This language is described as monosyllabic (ekākṣara-samullāpa) and may thus be considered to have belonged to the Sino-Tibetan family as the Lamas themselves belonged to the Tibetan group of mystics. The Lāmās [viz., Hisā], according to this language, had 24 different names.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hisā (हिसा).—& hisēdāra See hissā & hissēdāra.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Starts with (+11): Hisab, Hisaba, Hisaba-jamca, Hisabakitaba, Hisabasanti, Hisabi, Hisada, Hisadanem, Hisaka, Hisakahisaka, Hisakanem, Hisakani, Hisakavani, Hisakavinem, Hisaku, Hisal, Hisalanem, Hisalu, Hisam, Hisamana.

Ends with (+119): Abhisa, Adakushisa, Adharmamahisha, Adhisha, Agramahisha, Amashisa, Angadhisha, Anjihisha, Annadhisha, Anugrahisha, Aphisa, Arghisha, Ashvamahisha, Asisa, Atithisha, Aushadhisha, Avachichisha, Avyathisha, Bahisa, Bakhashisa.

Full-text: Lama.

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