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Preferred term

Shiva  

Definition

  • One of the greatest Hindu deities; associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution; regarded by some as the supreme being and by others as one member of a triad; sometimes called "the destroyer"

Entry terms

  • Hindu deities, Shiva
  • Mahadeva
  • SHIVA MAHADEVA
  • Śiva

Notation

  • 118817

In other languages

  • French

  • CIVA
  • Śiva

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-V6R62J0V-T

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