Shiva Advaita

Shaivite school of philosophy from Southern India Shiva Advaita (Devanagari:शिवाद्वैत, Tamil: சிவாத்வைதம், Śivādvaitam, Kannada: ಶಿವಾದ್ವೈತ, Śivādvaita), also known as Śiva Viśiṣṭādvaita or Shaivite qualified nondualism, refers to Śrīkaṇṭha Śivācārya's (dated 11th-15th century CE) Southern India Shaivite commentary on the Brahma Sutras, which considers Shiva supreme, and to Appayya's 16th century CE commentary on Śrīkaṇṭha Śivācārya's stance. Origins Śrīkaṇṭha Śivācārya (also known as Nīlakaṇṭha Śivācārya) composed the Srikanta Bhashyam, a commentary on the Brahma Sutras, which became known as Śivādvaita. The time frame of Śrīkaṇṭha's work is not exactly known, but it is argued to fall somewhere between the 11th and 11 century, with the 14th to 15th century being more likely, according to Duquette. Sri Appayya Dikshita (16th century CE) contributed further to Shiva Advaita by expounding Śrīkaṇṭha's philosophy in his Sivarka Mani Dipika. Tenets The theory of Śivadvaita resembles very closely Ramanuja's Viśiṣṭādvaita non-dualism doctrine, but differs in who is c