The Sanskrit term Śaivasādhana can be transliterated into English as Saivasadhana or Shaivasadhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Śaivasādhana (शैवसाधन) refers to the “propitiation of Śaiva mantras”, according to the Jñānaratnāvalī, (p. 267).—Accordingly, “Next, the bhautikī-dīkṣā is twofold, and it is said [in the scriptures]: ‘In the same way the bhautikī-dīkṣā [is achieved] through ritual and union [and] is also of a superior and inferior kind. Rather, for the [still] deluded [souls] he should preserve the prārabdha karma, which has the purpose of keeping [the initiate] with his [current] body, after joining it with [the karma] to be cultivated for the practice of propitiating Śaiva mantras (śaivasādhana-sādhya) for supernatural powers. The other [karmas] together with their consequences he should burn in the blazing initiation fire’. [...]”.

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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: Shaiva, Sadhana.

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Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)

Locating the Lakulisa-Pasupata rites in the world of Saivite rituals < [Chapter 3 - The Ritualistic Context]

Overall Structure and Methodological considerations < [Introduction]

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