Shaivamritasarasamuccaya, Śaivāmṛtasārasamuccaya, Shaivamrita-sarasamuccaya: 1 definition

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Shaivamritasarasamuccaya 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 Śaivāmṛtasārasamuccaya can be transliterated into English as Saivamrtasarasamuccaya or Shaivamritasarasamuccaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shaivamritasarasamuccaya.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Journal of The Ganganatha Jha Campus: Traces of Śivadharma and Śivadharmottara in the Śaiva Scriptures of Odisha

Śaivāmṛtasārasamuccaya (शैवामृतसारसमुच्चय) (or Śivāmṛtasārasamuccaya) is an unpublished text believed to be composed not before the seventeenth century A.D. The author of this text is Śrīśadeva, who introduces himself as born in the family of Budhadeva, the chief treasurer of a certain king of Gauḍa region. This text is in the form of a compendium compiling passages from Mahābhārata, Purāṇas, Rāmāyaṇa, texts of Pāśupata, etc. on various topics related to the Śaiva religion and is complete in forty chapters. It has been believed that the Śivāmṛtasārasamuccaya might have been of Odishan origin.

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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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