Siva (Hindu deity)
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Siva (Hindu deity)
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123049
- info:lc/authorities/sh85123049
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85123049#concept
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Variants
- Agoramurthy (Hindu deity)
- Dakshinamurti (Hindu deity)
- Dakṣiṇāmūrti (Hindu deity)
- Sadhasiva (Hindu deity)
- Shiva (Hindu deity)
- Taṭciṇāmūrtti (Hindu deity)
Broader Terms
Sources
- found: 95-910533: Taṭciṇāmūrtti = Dakshinamurti, 1990: t.p., v. 2 cover (Dakṣiṇāmūrti) p. vii (25 Siva murthas have originated from the five faces of Lord Sadhasiva ... that which is personification of knowledge of wisdom is called Dakshinamurti ... came out of one of the five faces of Sadhasiva called Agoramurthy ... preceptor God can be seen on the southern ghosta of all Siva temples and also on the gopuras, vimanas, and prakaras in different aspects)
LC Classification
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2009-09-25: revised
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