Parameshvara (epithet)Parameshvara (, परमेश्वर) is an epithet of the Hindu destroyer deity, Shiva. The term usually indicates the position of Shiva as the Supreme being and Supreme Reality in the tradition of Shaivism. Parameshvara is the ultimate and highest reality that eternally pervades all matter for Shaivas, the devotees of Shiva. He is regarded by devotees to be totality itself, controlling the triple forces of creation, preservation, and destruction. The word is a compound of the Sanskrit words परम meaning 'Supreme' and ईश्वर meaning 'Lord'.
Pashupativignette Pashupati (sanskrit IAST : paśupati ; devanagari : पशुपति) désigne dans l'hindouisme le dieu Shiva, sous la forme du ou du . Il est une des formes les plus anciennes de Shiva, personnifiant le sacrifice rituel. Pashupati est utilisé dans le Rig-veda comme une des épithètes de Rudra, divinité védique des animaux, de la mort et des orages. Se fondant sur cette signification, John Marshall a interprété un sceau de Mohenjo-daro dans la vallée de l'Indus comme un proto-Shiva.
Matsya PuranaThe Matsya Purana (IAST: Matsya Purāṇa) is one of the eighteen major Puranas (Mahapurana), and among the oldest and better preserved in the Puranic genre of Sanskrit literature in Hinduism. The text is a Vaishnavism text named after the half-human and half-fish avatar of Vishnu. However, the text has been called by the 19th-century Sanskrit scholar Horace Hayman Wilson, "although a Shaivism (Shiva-related) work, it is not exclusively so"; the text has also been referred to one that simultaneously praises various Hindu gods and goddesses.
VibhutiIn Hinduism, vibhuti (vibhūti), also called bhasma or tirunīru, is sacred ash made of burnt dried wood, burnt cow dung and/or cremated bodies used in Agamic rituals. Devotees of Shiva apply vibhuti traditionally as three horizontal lines across the forehead (also known as tripundra) and other parts of the body. According to the Shiva Purana, the particles of ash which cling to the skin when tripundra is applied are to be considered to be individual lingams.
JangamThe Jangam (Telugu; ಜಂಗಮರು) or Jangamaru are a Shaiva order of religious monks. They are the priests (Gurus) of the Hindu Shaiva sect, Gurus of Veerashaiva sect and are disciples of Lord Shiva as mentioned in Basava Puranas. The meaning of word Jangam is 'moving linga'. Jangama is one who is endowed with true spirit of Agamic knowledge, and has sacrificed his life for giving Samskara (good) character building practices in all sections of the Hindu society.
Agni (dieu)vignette|Sculpture de Agni au Temple de Surya à Modhera Agni (sanskrit en devanagari : अग्नि) est l'une des principales puissances agissantes numineuses du védisme, seigneur du feu sacrificiel et du foyer. Dans la littérature védique, Agni est un dieu majeur souvent invoqué avec Indra et Soma. Agni est considéré comme la bouche des dieux et des déesses et le support qui leur transmet les offrandes dans un homa (rituel votif). Dans l'hindouisme, Agni est un des dieux principaux, que l'iconographie représente chevauchant un bélier.
YoniLe yoni (en sanskrit sa / sa-Latn (« origine »)), dans l'hindouisme, désigne l'organe génital féminin (matrice ou vulve) ; il est le symbole de l’énergie féminine dénommée shakti. Il est rarement représenté seul. On le représente le plus fréquemment sous la forme d'un bassin carré muni d'un « bec verseur » qui entraine les offrandes, ou libations hors du garbha-griha, centre du sanctuaire. Néanmoins, il est remarquable que sa représentation soit presque systématiquement associée à celle du sexe masculin.
IshanaIshana (Sanskrit: ईशान, IAST: Īśāna), is a Hindu god and the dikapala of the northeast direction. He is often considered to be one of the forms of the god Shiva, and is also often counted among the eleven Rudras. He is venerated in Hinduism, some schools of Buddhism and Jainism. In the Vastu Shastra, the north-eastern corner of a plot of land is referred to as "Ishana". Ishana also shares qualities with Samhara Bhairava and is therefore a part of the Ashta Bhairava.
Tandavathumb|Shiva en Roi de la Danse, Natarâja. Tandava (IAST : tāṇḍava) est un terme sanskrit utilisé pour désigner une danse, souvent accompagnée de gestes violents. Dans l'hindouisme, les termes ānanda-tāṇḍava (« danse de la félicité ») ou nadānta-tāṇḍava sont les noms de la danse cosmique du dieu Shiva sous la forme Nataraja. Il réalise cette danse pour exprimer la succession des cycles cosmiques (manvantara) engendrant dans le même mouvement la destruction et la création.
Pashupati sealThe Pashupati seal (also Mahayogi seal, Proto-Śiva seal; the adjective "so-called" sometimes applied to "Pashupati"), is a steatite seal which was uncovered in the 1928–29 Archaeological Survey of India excavations of the Indus Valley civilisation ("IVC") site of Mohenjo-daro, then in the British Raj, and now in Pakistan. The seal depicts a seated figure that is possibly tricephalic (having three heads).
