Brass metal art sculpture one of Hinduism Gods, Lord Siva, in his standing posture. It makes an excellent spiritual gift.Shiva pronounced is a major Hindu deity, and the Destroyer or transformer of the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the Supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God. Followers of Hinduism who focus their worship upon Shiva are called Shaivites or Shaivas. Shaivism, along with Vai??ava traditions that focus on Vishnu and Sakta traditions that focus on the goddess Shakti are three of the most influential denominations in Hinduism. Shiva is usually worshipped in the abstract form of Shiva linga. In images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation or dancing the Tandava upon Apasmara Purusha, the demon of ignorance in his manifestation of Nataraja, the lord of the dance. The Sanskrit word Shiva is an adjective meaning "auspicious, kind, gracious". As a proper name it means "The Auspicious One", used as a name for Rudra. In simple English transliteration it is written either as Shiva or Siva. The adjective siva, meaning "auspicious", is used as an attributive epithet not particularly of Rudra, but of several other Vedic deities. |
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