Shivadvaita, Śivādvaita, Shiva-advaita: 3 definitions
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Shivadvaita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śivādvaita can be transliterated into English as Sivadvaita or Shivadvaita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚivādvaita (शिवाद्वैत) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—and—[commentary]. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 96.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivādvaita (शिवाद्वैत):—[from śiva] ([in the beginning of a compound])
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚivādvaita (ಶಿವಾದ್ವೈತ):—
1) [noun] (phil.) the doctrine that upholds oneness between Śiva and the individual soul.
2) [noun] a follower of this doctrine.
3) [noun] the doctrine that the Supreme Being and the Individual soul join together as the whole and a part (or limb) do.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shiva, Advaita, Civa.
Starts with: Shivadvaitanirnaya, Shivadvaitaprada, Shivadvaitaprakasha, Shivadvaitaprakashika, Shivadvaitasiddhantaprakashika, Shivadvaitatarangini.
Full-text: Shivadvaitanirnaya, Shivadvaitaprakashika, Shivadvaitasiddhantaprakashika, Shivarkamanidipika, Appayyadikshita, Shaivism.
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