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What is Kashmir Shaivism?

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The Development of Non-Dualistic Shaivism

Early forms of Shaivism are dualistic in nature. It isn't until later that we see the development of a more non-dualistic strand within this tradition. The main textual sources for most of the Shaiva tradition are the so-called Agamas. Tantra also became central to another important aspect of the larger Shaivite tradition, namely Shaktism. This is perhaps best represented by Paladeva and proposes that everything is one with Shiva.

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