Shaivism

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  1. 1
    A sect comprising the worshippers of the god Shiva.

    "Buddhism and Saivism embraced each other, one giving room to the other almost voluntarily."

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"Buddhism and Saivism embraced each other, one giving room to the other almost voluntarily."

Etymology

From Sanskrit शैव (śaiva, “relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva”) + -ism.

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