Abominable Snowman
05 November 2009, 05:26 PM
Namaste,
So while I am Shakta and have been so since I started following the dharma (basically) I have really only known of the Goddesses and Shaktism. I haven't been that religious and serious of a student of the dharma until 6 months ago to which my practice has steadily become more serious. I feel as though I want to return to my roots (so to speak) and explore Shaivism particularly Kashmiri or Lingayati Shaivism and I feel the best way is to start at level 0. What are the basic books, scriptures, sutras, etc of Shaivism? Who are the major figures, gurus, swamis, saints, etc of Shaivism? What do I need to know? Describe it in a nutshell sentence. What is the history and so forth of Shaivism outside of India? Who are famous and respected non-Indian Shaivites?
I have more questions but that should suffice for now. :)
Thank you.
So while I am Shakta and have been so since I started following the dharma (basically) I have really only known of the Goddesses and Shaktism. I haven't been that religious and serious of a student of the dharma until 6 months ago to which my practice has steadily become more serious. I feel as though I want to return to my roots (so to speak) and explore Shaivism particularly Kashmiri or Lingayati Shaivism and I feel the best way is to start at level 0. What are the basic books, scriptures, sutras, etc of Shaivism? Who are the major figures, gurus, swamis, saints, etc of Shaivism? What do I need to know? Describe it in a nutshell sentence. What is the history and so forth of Shaivism outside of India? Who are famous and respected non-Indian Shaivites?
I have more questions but that should suffice for now. :)
Thank you.