<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Shaivism is one of the four major sects of Hinduism, the others being Vaishnavism, Shaktism and the Smarta Tradition . Followers of Shaivism, called "Shaivas", revere Shiva as the Supreme Being . Shaivas believe that Shiva is All and in all, the creator, preserver, destroyer, revealer and concealer of all that is . He is not only the creator in Shaivism, he is the creation that results from him, he is everything and everywhere . Shiva is the primal soul, the pure consciousness and Absolute Reality in the Shaiva traditions . </P> <P> The Shaivism theology is broadly grouped into two: the popular theology influenced by Shiva - Rudra in the Vedas, Epics and the Puranas; and the esoteric theology influenced by the Shiva and Shakti - related Tantra texts . The Vedic - Brahmanic Shiva theology includes both monist (advaita) and devotional traditions (dvaita) such as Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta and Lingayatism with temples featuring items such as linga, Shiva - Parvati iconography, bull Nandi within the premises, relief artwork showing mythologies and aspects of Shiva . </P>

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