Which came first Vaishnavism or Shaivism?
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Clearly Saivism is much much older than Vaishnavism. Lord Shiva was the prime God of the Indus Valley Civilization (3300 BCE – 1500 BCE) and Shaivism was the religion of the native IVC people before Aryans entered there from Central Asia. The earliest Megalithic IVC settlers came to the region in 7000 BCE.
Hindus who prefer to worship Shiva are called Shaivites. Shaivites worship while focusing on the importance of Shiva and practise raja yoga . This kind of Hinduism is called Shaivism . Vaishnavas (sometimes know as Vaishnavites) are Hindus who follow Vishnu and want to show Vishnu that he is the most special deity .
Who started Shaivism and what was the significance?
The inscriptions found in the Himalayan region, such as those in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal suggest that Shaivism (particularly Pashupata monism) was established in this region during the Mauryas and the Guptas reign of the Indian subcontinent, by the 5th century.
Who was the founder of Vaishnavism?
The founding of Sri Vaishnavism is traditionally attributed to Nathamuni of the 10th century CE,; its central philosopher has been Ramanuja of the 11th century, who developed the Vishishtadvaita (“qualified non-dualism”) Vedanta sub-school of Hindu philosophy.
Is Mahadev a Vaishnava?
Lord Shiva always mediate of Sri Hari Vishnu. He is also lord Hanuman who is Param Bhakat of Ram. So it proves that He is Vaishnav.
What was the religion of the ancient Tamil rulers?
Many ancient Tamil were part of the Shaivism sect of Hinduism, worshiping Shiva as their main god. The Pandya are the earliest mentioned of the Tamil ruling chieftains.
What is the origin of the religion of Shaivism?
Shaivism has ancient roots, traceable in the Vedic literature of 2nd millennium BCE, but this is in the form of the Vedic deity Rudra. The ancient text Shvetashvatara Upanishad dated to late 1st millennium BCE mentions terms such as Rudra, Shiva and Maheshwaram, but its interpretation as a theistic or monistic text…
Is Saivism an ancient Tamil contribution to Hinduism?
The whole of Saivism [ 1] is not Ancient Tamils contribution. The Tamil version of Saivism is Saiva Siddhantam and Adhi Saiva Siddhantam (Siddha tradition). [ 2] The Tamil Saivasiddhantam [ 3] (Siddha [ 4]) and the Kashmiri Saivism [ 5] (Nath [ 6]) originated directly from the Mantramarga [ 7] saiva sect.
Is Lord Shiva the birth place of Saivism?
No. The birth place of Saivism is Kashmir. But, the Tamil Saiva saints has given it a unique hue so much so that Lord Shiva is regarded as special to Tamil. Tamil tradition has it that Lord Shiva and Lord Muruga (Karthikeya) were part of Tamil Sangam, the ancient tradition of Tamil poetry.