K 546 Encyclopedia of HinduismShiva (continued)
abhaya mudra 1
Abu, Mount 4
Adishesha 8
agama 13
Agastya 13
Aghori sadhus 15
Aiyanar 19
ajna chakra 21
Akka Mahadevi 21, 22
Amarnath 23, 24
anahata chakra 28
Anasuya Foundation 35
Andhaka 37
Annapurna 39
Appar 41
Ardhanarishvara 43
Arjuna 44
Ayyappan 58
Babji 61
Bali, Hinduism in 66, 67
Basavanna 68, 69
Benares 70
Bhairava 74, 75
bhakti 77
Bharata Natyam 79
Bhubaneshwar 84, 85
Birla Mandir 86
Brahma 88, 89
Brihadishvara Temple 94
Chandra 104
Chidambaram 107
Chittirai festival 112, 113
cultic worship xxi
Daksha 117
Dasha Mahavidya 119–
121
deva 127
Devayani and Yayati 129
Divali 136
Durga 139, 140
Elephanta 148, 149
Ellora 150
Foundation of Revelation
154
Ganesha 161, 162
Ganges 164
goddess 168
Gunadhya 172
Guptas 173
Hanuman 177
Haridvar 180
Harihara 180
hatha yoga 181
heaven 182
Himalayan Mountains
184
Himavat 184, 185
hiranyagarbha 188
Holi 190
Indus Valley civilization
196
ishta devata 204
ISKCON 199Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
214
Kailash, Mount 220
Kali 221
Kalidasa 223
Kamadeva 223, 224
Kamakhya 224
Kanchipuram 227
Kapila 228
Karttikeya 228
Kashmiri Shaivism 229
Kathakali 230
kaula 231, 232
Swami Sri Kripalvananda
238
kundalini 252
Lahiri Mahasaya 255, 256
lalata chakra 258
lila 259
lingam xxiv, 260
Mahabalipuram 268
Mahashivaratri 269
Malaysia 274
Manikkavacakar 276
Mauritius 281
Meenakshi Temple,
Maduri 284, 285
Meru, Mount 287
Minakshi 289, 290
muladhara chakra 297
myths of creation 297
nagas 300
Naga sect 301
Nandi 304
Nataraja 307
Nayanmars 309
Swami Bhagawan
Nityananda 316
om 319
Pancharatra 321
Parvati/Uma 326, 327
“proto-Shiva” seal xviii
puranas 338
Rama 347
Rati 362
Rig Veda 365
Rudra 369
sacred cow 371
sadhu 373
sahasrara chakra 374
Saiva Siddhanta 375, 376
Sambanathar 378
saptamatrika 385
Sati 388
Ramprasad Sen 395
Shaivism 396, 397
Shakta 398
shakti pithas 400, 401
Shvetashvatara Upanishad
410
Singapore 416
Sita 418
Sundarar 426
tantrism 438Tevaram 443
Thailand 443
Tirumular 449
Tirumurai 449
Tirupati 450
Tiruvacakam 451
trimurti 453
vehicles of the divinities
486
Virashaivas 489
Vishnu 492
vishuddha chakra 492
Vishvanath Temple,
Benares 493, 494
Sri Yantra 510
yoni 516, 517
Shivananda Saraswati, Swami
xxxivc, 407–408
Africa, Hinduism in 12
American Yoga Association
24
Indo-American Yoga-
Vedanta Society 194
Lokenath Divine Life
Mission 261
Prana Yoga Ashram 334
Swami Shivananda Radha
342
Rishikesh 367
Shivananda Yoga Vedanta
Centers 408
Judith M. Tyberg 459
Shivananda Yoga Vedanta
Centers 407, 408
Shiv Sena 408–409
Hindu nationalism 186
Rashtriya Swayam Sevak
Sangh 362
Short, Larry C. 170, 171
Shrirangam 409
shruti 409
Brahmana 91
pramana 333
smriti 419
Upanishads 472
Veda(s) xix, 481
shubha 23
Shudra xxii, 409–410
Aryan 47
caste 100
Nammalvar 302
papa 323
temple 441
Tukaram 455
varna 478
Shvetambara xxviiic, 410
Acharanga Sutra 5
Anga 37
Bhadrabahu 72, 73
Digambara 134
Hemachandra 183
Jain festivals 207
Jainism 209
Mahavira 270–272Parshvanath 325
puja 336
Tattvartha Sutra 440
Tirthankara 449
Shvetashvatara Upanishad 410
Rudra 369
Shiva 406
Shyam, Sri Swami
Intergalactic Culture
Foundation 197
International Meditation
Institute 198
Siddha xxxvic, 410–411
acharya 5
Anekantavada 37
Babji 62
Swami Chidvilasananda
108
Gorakhnath 170
Lalleshvari 258
meditation 283
Swami Muktananda 296
Nath Yogis 308
Swami Bhagawan
Nityananda 315
Parshvanath 325
Tirumular 449
Transcendental Meditation
451–452
Siddhanta
atman 51
Satguru
Subramuniyaswami 424
Siddhaswarupananda, Jagad
Guru 411–412
Siddha Yoga xxxivc
Australia 56
Swami Chidvilasananda
108, 109
Swami Muktananda 295,
296
shaktipat 400
siddhi 412
Anandamayi Ma 32
Siddha 410
Sikhism xxxic, xxxiic, xxxivc,
xxxvic, 412–415. See also
Nanak, Guru
ahamkara 17
Akal Takht 21
Amritsar 27, 28
Yogi Bhajan 75
Birla Mandir 85
emergence of xxiii
guru 174
Gurudwara temple 413
Hindu nationalism 186
Jainism 211
karma 228
moksha 292
Nirankari movement
312–313
Radhasoami Movement
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