Sadashiva

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Sadashiva (Sanskrit: सदाशिव, Sadāśiva) is the Supreme Being in the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition of Hinduism. Sadashiva is the omnipotent, subtle, luminous absolute, the highest manifestation of Shiva. Sadashiva is believed to bestow anugraha and vilaya, or grace and obscuration of pasha, which are the fourth and fifth of the Panchakritya, or the "five holy acts" of Shiva. Sadashiva is usually depicted having five faces and ten hands, and is considered one of the 25 forms of Shiva. Shiva Agamas conclude that the lingam, especially the mukhalingamm, is another form of Sadashiva.

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