Category
page 1Shaiva sects
Ananda Marga
socio-spiritual organization
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Aghori
The Aghori (from , ) are a Hindu monastic order of ascetic Shaivite sadhus based in Uttar Pradesh, India. They are the only surviving sect derived from the Kāpālika tradition, a Tantric, non-Puranic form of Shaivism which originated in Medieval India between the 4th and 8th century CE.
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Lingayatism
Nath
Yogi-based Shaivism tradition (Hinduism)
Brahma Kumaris
Spiritual organization
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Kapalika
The Kāpālika (Sanskrit : कापालिक) tradition was a Tantric, non-Puranic form of Shaivism which originated in medieval India between the 4th and 8th century CE. The word is derived from the Sanskrit term kapāla, meaning "skull", and kāpālika can be translated as the "skull-men" or "skull-bearers".
Shaiva Siddhanta
oldest form of Shaivism
Pashupata Shaivism
oldest of the major Shaivite Hindu schools
Kula
Tradition in Shaktism and tantric Shaivism