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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Ūrdhvaliṅgin (ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गिन्) refers to “unadorned” [?], according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 13.1-9, while describing the appearance and worship of Viṣṇu]—“Or, [the Mantrin] worships a very handsome, eight-armed, yellow Deva. He is naked, sits on a ram, and is unadorned (ūrdhvaliṅgin—devi digvastraṃ cordhvaliṅginam). He rests on one horn [of a sheep and] offer up a pile of wheel spokes, the hand... having the shape of a boy. [He is] constantly at play with a flock of beautiful, naked women. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ūrdhvaliṅgin (ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गिन्).—Name of Śiva. (Having the membrum virile above, i. e. chaste)

Ūrdhvaliṅgin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and liṅgin (लिङ्गिन्). See also (synonyms): ūrdhvaliṅga.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ūrdhvaliṅgin (ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गिन्):—[=ūrdhva-liṅgin] [from ūrdhva] mfn. having the membrum above (id est. chaste)

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

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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.

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Partial matches: Lingin, Urdhva.

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