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Gavin Flood (2008). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. John Wiley & Sons. p. 200. ISBN978-0-470-99868-7. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2017., Quote: "it is often impossible to meaningfully distinguish between Saiva and Sakta traditions".
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MK Gandhi, The Essence of HinduismArchived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Editor: VB Kher, Navajivan Publishing, see page 3; According to Gandhi, "a man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu."
Bisschop 2020, pp. 15–16. Bisschop, Peter C. (2020), "Early Śaivism - From Mantramārga Back to Atimārga: Atimārga as a Self-referential Term", in Goodall, Dominic; Hatley, Shaman; Isaacson, Harunaga; Raman, Srilata (eds.), Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions: Essays in Honour of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, Gonda Indological Studies, vol. 22, Leiden: Brill Publishers, pp. 14–32, doi:10.1163/9789004432802_003, hdl:1887/135642, ISBN978-90-04-43266-6, S2CID229212351.
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Nath SampradayaArchived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine, James Mallinson (2011), Brill Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 3, Brill Academic, pp. 407–428.
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Group of Monuments at MahabalipuramArchived 23 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Quote: "It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of Shiva."
MK Gandhi, The Essence of HinduismArchived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Editor: VB Kher, Navajivan Publishing, see page 3; According to Gandhi, "a man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu."
Laura Giuliano (2004). "Silk Road Art and Archaeology". Journal of the Institute of Silk Road Studies. 10. Kamakura, Shiruku Rōdo Kenkyūjo: 61. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
Group of Monuments at MahabalipuramArchived 23 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Quote: "It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of Shiva."
Abhinavagupta; Jaideva Singh (1989). A Trident of Wisdom: Translation of Paratrisika-vivarana. State University of New York Press. pp. ix–xiv. ISBN978-0-7914-0180-4. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017., Quote: "After the demise of the Trika as a lineage in Kashmir in the late 13th century, due in large measure to the invasion of Islam, a few rare manuscripts of this important and complex text..."
Romila Thapar (2008). Somanatha. Penguin Books. pp. 165–166. ISBN978-0-14-306468-8. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
Aziz Ahmad; Karigoudar Ishwaran (1973). Contributions to Asian Studies. Brill Academic. p. 5. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
David Levinson; Karen Christensen (2002). Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Gale. p. 475. ISBN978-0-684-80617-4. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.; Quote: "The Lingayats are a Hindu sect concentrated in the state of Karnataka (a southern provincial state of India), which covers 191,773 square kilometers. The Lingayats constitute around 20 percent of the total population in that state."
Gavin Flood (2008). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. John Wiley & Sons. p. 200. ISBN978-0-470-99868-7. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2017., Quote: "it is often impossible to meaningfully distinguish between Saiva and Sakta traditions".
Nath SampradayaArchived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine, James Mallinson (2011), Brill Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 3, Brill Academic, pp. 407–428.
T. Richard Blurton (1993). Hindu Art. Harvard University Press. pp. 84–85, 191. ISBN978-0-674-39189-5. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
T. Richard Blurton (1993). Hindu Art. Harvard University Press. pp. 29–30, 84–85. ISBN978-0-674-39189-5. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
Christiaan Hooykaas (1974). Cosmogony and creation in Balinese tradition. Vol. Bibliotheca Indonesica, Volumes 9–10. Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
J.L. Moens, Het Buddhisme Java en Sumatra in Zijn laatste boeiperiods, T.B.G., pp. 522–539, 550; OCLC10404094, Quote: “He Janardana is the excellent Dewa in the form of Buddha, the Kula Bhairava."