Vivekarashi, Vivekarāśi, Viveka-rashi: 1 definition

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Vivekarashi 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 Vivekarāśi can be transliterated into English as Vivekarasi or Vivekarashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Vivekarāśi (विवेकराशि) is the Pāśupata teacher of Gāndhadhvaja, a Pāśupata who wrote (engraved) the Halāyudhastotra at the Amareśvara temple.—The Halāyudhastotra is an ornate poem in praise of Śiva.—The text of the Halāyudhastotra is recorded, together with the Mahimnastava and a Narmadāstotra, on an inscription of 1063AD (saṃvat 1120) in the Amareśvara temple at Oṃkāreśvar/Māndhātā.—The inscription was written by a Pāśupata, Paṇḍita Gāndhadhvaja, while the text itself is said to have been composed by a Brahmin named Halāyudha. The spiritual lineage of the engraver of the inscription is recorded in a prose passage at the end of the inscription and mentions the names of several Pāśupata teachers: Bhāvavālmīka → Bhāvasamudra → Bhāvaviriṃci → Supūjitarāśi → Vivekarāśi → Gāndhadhvaja.

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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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