Shiva / Shaivism / Tantric Traditions Flashcards
(18 cards)
Shiva
Binary Figure who problematizes duality
Shaivite
Worshipper of Shiva
Rudra
Shiva in the Vedas
Storm god
Threat to rituals involving fire (which is most of the Vedic rituals lmao)
Shiva as destroyer
His role in the trimurti
Destroyed the party and father in law (Daksha) after Sati burned herself in anger for Shiva not being invited
Nataraja
Shiva the lord of dance
Shiva lingam
Representation of female and male sexual organs in unity
Representation of Shiva
Jyotirlingas
12 sacred shrines in India that are considered
to be the light of Lord Shiva
Naturally occuring lingas
Ardhanarishvara
Lord of who is half woman
Inseparability Male and Female energy
Shiva and Parvati
Third eye
Burns obstacles to liberation
Transcendent and natural
Beyond this world
The lord of animals, present in on the mountain
Ascetic and erotic
Lord of yoga and renunciation
Erotic and sexual energies
Has family
Pure and impure
Everything is Shiva’s pure, pristine consciousness
Followers accept the impure because they believe it’s Shiva
Aghori
Tantric group following Shiva
Engagement in taboo rituals (left handed path), because of nonduality
Believed to be healers and inspire others to defy caste discrimination
Bhairava
Lord of ghosts and the demonic dead
Lord of cremation grounds - keeps the dead there
God of justice
Devourer of diseases
Pashupati
Shiva as lord of animals
Popular in Nepal
Pashupatinath temple
Varanasi
City of Shiva
Amplifies the power of the Ganges
Light of Shiva radiates from the cite
The ideal place to die– attains Moksha
Abhinavagupta
Author in philosophy, tantra, aesthetics
Advaita Shaivism - all reality is a manifestation of Shiva’s consciousness
Liberation and realizing oneself as Shiva
Adi Shankara
Philosopher and theologian, worshipper of Shiva
Key figure in doctrine of non-dualism (monism)
Believed to be an avatar of Shiva
