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thumb|Upper part (oval stone) of Lingam|Shiva lingam represents Parashiva

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thumb|Upper part (oval stone) of Lingam|Shiva lingam represents Parashiva

Parashiva (or Paramashiva, Paramshiva, or Parmshiva, among other spellings; Sanskrit: परशिव, IAST: Paraśiva) is the highest aspect of Shiva in Shaiva Siddhanta and in Kashmir Shaivism. Below him are the primordial Shiva with the Parashakti and Sadashiva with seven Shaktis.

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