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- noun A
Saiva .
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Examples
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Brahman colonies with Saivite and Vaishnava sectarianism and the caste system were at various periods imported from the Ganges Valley and endowed by local rulers, as was done also in Bengal.
c. South India 2001
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The Pallava Mahendravarman I, converted from Jainism to Saivism, destroyed a Jain temple, but dug the first (Saivite) cave-temples in the south (at Trichinopoly, Chingleput, etc.).
c. South India 2001
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Udayadityavarman II is credited with the construction of the Baphuon, one of the great Saivite temples at Angkor, and also the Western Baray, the large artificial lake of a Vaisnavite temple.
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Brambanan, the former of which is Buddhistic, and the latter Brahmanic, or Saivite.
A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898
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The Saivite sectarians, who call themselves _Sangamars_, were, a few centuries ago, a mere uprising against the supremacy of the Brahmans and the dominance of caste.
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Hindus: Most of the Saivite saints and the Saiva Agama literature are in Tamil, then does it mean ..? en Español
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Hindus: Most of the Saivite saints and the Saiva Agama literature are in Tamil, then does it mean ..? en Español
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Chennai: Thirugnanasambandar, the Saivite saint, travelled to different pilgrim centres, worshipping Lord Siva, and on his travels, he wrought many miracles, through the grace of Lord Siva, said R. Narayanan, in a discourse.
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CHENNAI: Lord Siva Himself was the guru of the Saivite saint Manickavachagar.
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The lives of Saivite saints contain instances of their staunch Bhakti to Siva and of the many ways (sometimes severe) that the Lord chooses to establish the intensity and unalloyed nature of their devotion.
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