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It is a Hindu sect that worships Shiva.Shiva = important Hindu god worshipped as the destroyer (or transformer who destroys in order to re-create)
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Shiva's third eye represents wisdom and insight.
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On the television set is a brass statue of Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic lord of the dance, who controls the motions of the universe and the flow of time. (source)
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In our three and a half years together, I have given Bud a new trilogy to contemplate: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. (source)
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Such was the lesson of all the great gods ....from Osiris, to Tammuz, to Jesus, to Shiva, to the Buddha himself. (source)
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All things made he—Shiva the Preserver. (source)Shiva = Hindu god who creates, maintains, & destroys/transforms
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They buried him before sundown that day and we sat shiva for him.† (source)
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Enchantress of the almighty Shiva, in thy delirious joy thou dancest, clapping thy hands together.† (source)
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According to Shiva, life is in the end about fixing holes.† (source)
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Afterward, the candles were lit, cushions were spread through the house, and I sat shiva for a week.† (source)
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Go to the desert or tundra and wait for the visionary flash of light, the critical mass that will call down the Hindu heavens, Kali and Shiva and all the grimacing lesser gods.† (source)
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I sat shiva for Isaac, and while I sat, I tried to understand.† (source)
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Above me, Shiva, the god of destruction and rebirth, sits meditating, his third eye seeing all.† (source)
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The shiva call for one of my ex's uncles.† (source)
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Even though we buried her and sat shiva, none of it feels real.† (source)
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Phaedrus wrote a letter from India about a pilgrimage to holy Mount Kailas, the source of the Ganges and the abode of Shiva, high in the Himalayas, in the company of a holy man and his adherents.† (source)
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Saying kaddish and sitting shiva, that absolves them of any responsibility for you. (source)shiva = Jewish tradition: a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
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I can't describe what a shock it was to hear words like "Tateh" and "rov" and "shiva" and "Bubeh" coming from Mommy's mouth as she sat at the kitchen table in her Ewing home. (source)
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They said kaddish and sat shiva. (source)
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We sat shiva for you.
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shiva = Jewish tradition: a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
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