Schools in Shaivism
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- Saiva Siddhanta, adheres to the teachings of Tirumular/Sundaranatha (Nandinatha Sampradaya, the monistic school) or of Meykandadeva (Meykandar Sampradaya, the dualistic school)
- Adinath Sampradaya or Siddha Siddhanta, adheres to the teachings of Gorakhnath and Matsyendranath
- Siva Advaita, adheres to the teachings of Nilakantha (Srikantha) and Appayya Dikshitar
- Kashmir Shaivism, adheres to the teachings of Vasugupta and his disciplinic lineage, including Abhinavagupta
- Pasupata Saivism, adheres to the teachings of Lakulisa
- Veerashaivism or Lingayat Dharma, adheres to the teachings of Basavanna
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