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Shiva (: / Ʃivə/ Iast Principal Deities Hinduism Shaivism

Shiva is one of the principal deities in Hinduism and is the supreme god in Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations. Shiva is considered the transformer in the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, and in Shaivism he is believed to create, protect and transform the universe. While Shaktism describes the goddess as supreme, Shiva is still revered along with Brahma and Vishnu, with his partner being Parvati.

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Shiva (: / Ʃivə/ Iast Principal Deities Hinduism Shaivism

Shiva is one of the principal deities in Hinduism and is the supreme god in Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations. Shiva is considered the transformer in the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, and in Shaivism he is believed to create, protect and transform the universe. While Shaktism describes the goddess as supreme, Shiva is still revered along with Brahma and Vishnu, with his partner being Parvati.

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Shiva (/iv/; IAST: iva, lit.

the auspicious one) is one of the principal


deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three
most influential denominations in contemporary Hinduism. [1][2]

Shiva is "the transformer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that
includes Brahma and Vishnu.[3][4] In Shaivism tradition, Shiva is the Supreme
being who creates, protects and transforms the universe.[5][6][7] In the
goddess tradition of Hinduism called Shaktism, the goddess is described as
supreme, yet Shiva is revered along with Vishnu and Brahma. A goddess is
stated to be the energy and creative power (Shakti) of each, with Parvati the
equal complementary partner of Shiva.[8][9] He is one of the five equivalent
deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism.[1]

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