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Pashupata Shaivism

Pashupata Shaivism (Pāśupata, Sanskrit: पाशुपत) was the first major Shaivite Hindu schools. The Pashupata movement may have existed from the 1st or 2nd century CE onward, and was influential in South India in the period between the 7th and 14th century.

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Samkhya
Kapila
Secular
Valluvar
Vaisheshika
Kaṇāda, Prashastapada
Yoga
Patanjali

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Pashupata Shaivism → Acquisition, Agni, Atharvasiras Upanishsad, Expedient, Gaṇakārikā, Haradattacharya, Impurity, Initiation, Locality, Lord, Pashu, Pashupatas, Pashupati, Pati, Perseverance, Powers, Purification, Sky, The, To
Samkhya · 1
Pashupata Shaivism → Kapila
Secular · 1
Pashupata Shaivism → Valluvar
Vaisheshika · 1
Pashupata Shaivism → Kaṇāda, Prashastapada
Yoga · 1
Pashupata Shaivism → Patanjali

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pashupata century india lakulisa kinds cessation ce school philosophy rituals one means upon etc insentient action shaivism movement existed 2nd

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Pashupata ShaivismSamkhyaKapila1.00infobox
Pashupata ShaivismSecularValluvar1.00infobox
Pashupata ShaivismVaisheshikaKaṇāda, Prashastapada1.00infobox
Pashupata ShaivismYogaPatanjali1.00infobox
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewPashu0.60section
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewPashupati0.60section
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewWhereas0.60section
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewPati0.60section
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewLord0.60section
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewTo0.60section
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewPashupatas0.60section
Pashupata Shaivismrelated to overviewAtharvasiras Upanishsad0.60section

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