См.Shaivism In The Light Of Epics Puranas And Agamas N. R. Bhatt
Стр. 18 «Агамический Шиваизм и Вишнуизм, полагаем, обеспечили прямую непрерывность эндемических индийских религий с доведийского периода вплоть до современных их последователей.»
Стр. 43 «На основании археологических и литературных источников можно утверждать, что религия Шиваизма продолжала существовать в Индии непрерывно в ходе своей длительной истории по крайней мере 5 тысяч лет.»
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Temporal range for Mesolithic in South Asia is from 12000 to 4000 years before present. The term "Mesolithic" is not a useful term for the periodization of the South Asian Stone Age, as certain tribes in the interior of the Indian subcontinent retained a mesolithic culture into the modern period, and there is no consistent usage of the term. The range 12,000–4,000 Before Present is based on the combination of the ranges given by Agrawal et al. (1978) and by Sen (1999), and overlaps with the early Neolithic at Mehrgarh. D.P. Agrawal et al., "Chronology of Indian prehistory from the Mesolithic period to the Iron Age", Journal of Human Evolution, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 1978, 37–44: "A total time bracket of c. 6,000–2,000 B.C. will cover the dated Mesolithic sites, e.g. Langhnaj, Bagor, Bhimbetka, Adamgarh, Lekhahia, etc." (p. 38). S.N. Sen, Ancient Indian History and Civilization, 1999: "The Mesolithic period roughly ranges between 10,000 and 6,000 B.C." (p. 23).
Flood, 1996; Keay, 2000; Granoff, 2003; Nath, 2001. Granoff, Phyllis (2003). "Mahakala's Journey: from Gana to God". Rivista degli studi orientali. 77, Fasc. 1/4 (1/4): 95–114. JSTOR41913237. Nath, Vijay (March-April 2001). "From 'Brahmanism' to 'Hinduism': Negotiating the Myth of the Great Tradition". Social Scientist. 29 (3/4): 19–50. doi:10.2307/3518337. JSTOR3518337.{{cite journal}}: Википедия:Обслуживание CS1 (формат даты) (ссылка)
Flood, 1996; Keay, 2000; Granoff, 2003; Nath, 2001. Granoff, Phyllis (2003). "Mahakala's Journey: from Gana to God". Rivista degli studi orientali. 77, Fasc. 1/4 (1/4): 95–114. JSTOR41913237. Nath, Vijay (March-April 2001). "From 'Brahmanism' to 'Hinduism': Negotiating the Myth of the Great Tradition". Social Scientist. 29 (3/4): 19–50. doi:10.2307/3518337. JSTOR3518337.{{cite journal}}: Википедия:Обслуживание CS1 (формат даты) (ссылка)
The name of a god (Cv.xciii. 9, 10). A devaputta, named Siva, is mentioned in the Samyutta (S.i.56) as visiting the Buddha and speaking several verses on the benefit of consorting only with the good. It is interesting that Buddhaghosa makes no particular comment on the name in this context. In the Samantapāsādikā, however, he refers to the worship of the Sivalinga. Sp.iii.626; cf. UdA.351, where mention is made of Khandadeva Sivādi-paricaranam.
Siva Sutta 1Архивная копия от 18 июня 2017 на Wayback Machine // theravada.ru Комментарий ничего не говорит об этом дэве. По мнению Дост. Бодхи, он мог быть ранним прообразом индуистского бога Шивы.
The name of a god (Cv.xciii. 9, 10). A devaputta, named Siva, is mentioned in the Samyutta (S.i.56) as visiting the Buddha and speaking several verses on the benefit of consorting only with the good. It is interesting that Buddhaghosa makes no particular comment on the name in this context. In the Samantapāsādikā, however, he refers to the worship of the Sivalinga. Sp.iii.626; cf. UdA.351, where mention is made of Khandadeva Sivādi-paricaranam.
Siva Sutta 1Архивная копия от 18 июня 2017 на Wayback Machine // theravada.ru Комментарий ничего не говорит об этом дэве. По мнению Дост. Бодхи, он мог быть ранним прообразом индуистского бога Шивы.
