Śaivism, also written as
Shaivism and Saivism, is the
Division of Hinduism that worships Shiva as the Supreme God. Followers of all Śaivism are known as
Śaivas or even
Śaivites.
Founded in India,
Śaivism has broad appeal across the nation and is especially strong among the Tamils of Southern India and Sri Lanka.Some customs credit the dispersing of Śaivism into southern India into the blossom, Agastya, who's believed to have attracted Vedic customs and all the Tamil language.
Śaivism is a type of nondual spiritual practice and philosophy originating in India. Śaivites consider that the whole creation is both a reflection of conscious divinity and can be non-different from this divinity which they call
"Śiva". Since he's concurrently the born and the founder,
Śiva is both immanent and transcendent.