Shiva is the God of what exactly?

Question

I know its Indain but what religion?

Answer 1

Hinduism

Answer 2

"Seal" gave the best inclusive answer in the shortest way possible. Shiva is an amazing god, who is depicted in many ways and one of the most well-know depictions of him is as "Nataraja" doing his dance of creation and destruction at the same time, but he has many other aspects as well. His history is rich and a whole book's worth of information by itself.

If you'd like a good book on him "Shiva; The Wild God of Power and Ecstasy" by Wolf-Dieter Storl (my ultimate FAVORITE book on him) and if you'd like to view a good website on Shaivism (the devotion to Shiva): www.shaivam.org

Shiva's very cool. One of my faves in the Hindu pantheon.

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Answer 3

He is the Hindu God of Destruction. He removes what is old and dying to make way for the new.

Answer 4

Hindu god of Destruction.

Answer 5

Hinduism.


Shiva (English IPA: [ɕivə] Malayalam ശിവന്‍; Devanagari: शिव;Kannada: ಶಿವ Tamil: சிவன் Telugu:శివ Nepal Bhasa:महाद्यः (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as /ɕiʋə/) is Ishvara or God according to Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. Shiva is the supreme God in Shaivism, one of the major branches of Hinduism practiced in India.

He is believed to be a formless, timeless and spaceless Supreme God. Adi Shankara interpreted the name Shiva as meaning "one who purifies everyone by the utterance of his name" or "the pure one", as such the name Shiva is considered the holiest of holy names. Shiva is beyond and unaffected by the three gunas (characteristics) of Prakrti (matter/nature) namely Satva, Rajas, and Tamas.

In Smarta traditions, Lord Shiva exists as one of three aspects of God, Trimurti. In the Trimurti, Rudra (another name for Shiva) is the destroyer whilst Brahma is the creator and Vishnu the preserver. However this title of 'destroyer' is often taken from a face value perspective and actually Rudra should be thought of as a perfect spiritual manifestation of Brahman. It is said in Vedic text that Māyā is destroyed by Shiva (or his manifestations) thus allowing absolute truth to be "seen", hence the "destructor" name arose.

Shiva, in Shaivism, does everything; he is the creator, sustainer and destroyer. All other Hindu Gods and Goddesses are part of the one Lord Shiva. According to Shaivism, Lord Shiva performs five functions: 1. Creator, 2. Preserver, 3. Destroyer of evil, 4. Reprieving us from sins, and 5. Blessing. The fifth function is considered to be the most important of all.

A Shaivite view contends that Shiva produced Vishnu who produced Brahma and thus creation began, within which the cycle of the Trimurti exists. Shiva also assumes many other roles, including the Lord of Ascetics (Mahadeva, or the Great God), the Lord of Boons (Rudra, or The Howler - rud-iti rudra), and also the Universal Divinity (Maheshvara, the Great Lord). Shaivites, the worshippers of Shiva consider Shiva as the Ultimate Reality (see Ishta-Deva for fuller discussion).

Shiva is usually represented by the Shiva linga (or lingam), usually depicted as a clay mound with three horizontal stripes on it, or visualised as a blazing pillar. In anthropomorphised images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation on Mount Kailash, his traditional abode. Shiva is worshipped by believers around the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva

Answer 6

The God of ice? I'm thinking Final Fantasy. Never mind.

Answer 7

hinduism

Answer 8

destruction!