Virashaiva, Vīraśaiva: 6 definitions
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Virashaiva 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 Vīraśaiva can be transliterated into English as Virasaiva or Virashaiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Vīraśaiva (वीरशैव).—The Vīraśaiva School, which flourished in the Kannada speaking areas, came into existence as a revolutionary social reform movement about the middle of the 12th century under the dynamic leadership of Basava. The Philosophy of this school is directly inspired by the twenty-eight Śaiva Āgamas.
Vīraśaiva (वीरशैव) refers to one of the four types of Śaivas based on ācāra, according to the Kriyāpāda of Candrajñāna (Candrajñānāgama).—One free from rāga and dveṣa and always immersed in the contemplation of Śiva, is called a Vīraśaiva, after all vikalpas are lost. They are again of three kinds: sāmānya, viśeṣa, and nirābhāra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vīraśaiva (वीरशैव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śaiva, by Appayya Dīkṣita. Mentioned in Kāvyamālā 1, 91.
1) Vīraśaiva (वीरशैव):—[=vīra-śaiva] [from vīra > vīr] m. [plural] a [particular] Śaiva sect, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work] by Appaya Dīkṣita
Vīraśaiva (वीरशैव):—m. pl. Bez. einer Śiva'itischen Secte [WILSON, Sel. Works] [?I,225. fgg.]
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
Vīraśaiva (ವೀರಶೈವ):—
1) [noun] a Śaiva sect founded in the twelfth century in Karnāṭaka.
2) [noun] a member of this sect.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Kalamukhas and Virasaivas: The present day tradition < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
The Lingayats-Their Religion and Literature < [May 1937]
The Religion of the World < [April – June, 1993]
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Temple worship and Rituals as per Shaiva Agamas (by Gayathri Balasubramanian)
Part 5.3.2 - The Virashaivism school of Shaivism < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 5.1 - The Kapala and Kalamukha schools of Shaivism < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Cosmogony in Indian Philosophy (study) (by Rashmi Rekha Goswami)
Part 9 - A brief note on Vīraśaiva < [Chapter 5 - Cosmogony in Śaivism and Śaktism]
Part 2 - Major schools of Śaivism < [Chapter 5 - Cosmogony in Śaivism and Śaktism]
Part 10 - Cosmogony in Vīraśaiva < [Chapter 5 - Cosmogony in Śaivism and Śaktism]
Indian Antiquary (a journal of oriental research) (by Jas Burgess)
Seven Lingayat legends < [Volume 4 (1875)]
Notes on the Shaiva-Siddhanta < [Volume 2 (1873)]
Index and Errata < [Volume 2 (1873)]