The Sanskrit term Śaivaśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Saivasraddha or Shaivashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Open Editions: The architectural teachings of Ajitagama and Rauravagama

Śaivaśrāddha (शैवश्राद्ध) or Śaivaśrāddhavidhi [=śaivaśrāddhavidhiḥ] is the name of chapter 78 of the Kriyāpāda of the Ajitāgama, an important Śaiva Siddhānta treatises dealing with detailed descriptions of the architecture of Śiva temples.

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Śaivaśrāddhā (शैवश्राद्धा) refers to certain Śaiva funerary rites, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] A life-cycle ceremony for old-age initiates is outlined in Chapter 26. And we find details of Śaiva funerary rites (e.g., śaivaśrāddhā) in Chapters 27, 28, and 29.

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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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