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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: HAL: The function of the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha in the Śivadharma corpus

Liṅgavat (लिङ्गवत्) refers to the “(taught) sectarian marks”, according to Kauṇḍinya’s comments on Pāśupatasūtra 3.1.—Accordingly, “At this stage of the ascetic’s life, actions are to be performed secretly, in a way in which the taught sectarian marks (liṅgavat) are not ascertained [anavadhṛtoktaliṅgavad], without having any of the sectarian marks of the six āśramas”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Liṅgavat (लिङ्गवत्).—a.

1) Having marks.

2) Having various sexes or genders.

3) Wearing a Liṅga. (as a Jaṅgama).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Liṅgavat (लिङ्गवत्):—[=liṅga-vat] [from liṅga > liṅg] mfn. having marks, containing a characteristic, [Vaitāna-sūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] having various sexes or genders, [Maitrī-upaniṣad]

3) [v.s. ...] having or wearing a small model of the Phallus of Śiva in a casket suspended round the neck

4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a [particular] Śaiva sect who so wear the Ph° (commonly called Liṅgaits and sometimes Jaṅgamas), [Religious Thought and Life in India 88.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Liṅgavat (लिङ्गवत्):—[(vān-vatī-vat) a. Idem.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Vat, Van, Linga.

Starts with: Limgavatara, Lingavati.

Ends with: Sphulingavat.

Full-text: Lingin.

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