<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> 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>
who is the god of destruction in hinduism
who is the god of destruction in hinduism
Shiva
Shiva