Namaste
As doctrine for Saiva Siddhanta, there is the Agamas. There are 64 Kashmir Saiva Agamas and the 28 Saiva Siddhanta Agamas. There are two classifications of the Saiva Siddhanta Agamas. They are Shiva Agamas and Rudra Agamas. There are 10 Shiva Agamas and 18 Rudra Agamas.
Let us look at the Five Faces:
The Sadyojata face revealed the Kamika, Yogaja, Cintya, Karana and Ajita. These were
taught to Kausika Rishi.
Sadyojata (Brahmā)
Sristhi Shakti (Power of Creation)
The Vamadeva face gave rise to Dipta, Sukshuma, Sahasra, Amsumat and Suprabheda,
and taught them to Kasyapa Rishi.
Vamadeva (Vishnu)
Stithi Shakti (Power of Sustenance)
The Aghora face revealed Vijaya, Nisvasa, Svayambhuva, Agneya (or Anala) and Vira,
And gave them to sage Bharadvaja.
Aghora (Rudra)
Samhara Shakti (Power of Dissolution)
The Tatpurusha gave rise to Raurava, Mukata, Vimala, Chandrajnana and Mukhabimba
(or Bimba), and taught them to Sage Gautama.
Tatpurusha (Maheshvara)
Tirodhana Shakti (Power of Concealment)
The Isana face revealed Prodgita, Lalita, Siddha, Santana, Sarvokta, Parameswara, Kirana
and Vatula to Sage Agastya.
Ishana (Sadashiva)
Anugraha Shakti (Power of Revealment)
There are no caste or gender restrictions or any such exclusions or discriminations regarding having instruction of these SS Agamas, nor in entering an initiation (dikshas) into a transformation of a new name and birth from an Acharya or Satguru who will be your new Father.
The Five Faces of Shiva await all who are sincere. A vast body of Hinduism today is coming from these Agamas and traditions.
Om Namah Sivaya
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