Shiva
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Summary
Shiva is a god[1]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,846 views/month, #1 of 149).[2]
Key Facts
- Spouse: Parvati[3], Sati[4]
- Child: Ganesha[5], Kartikeya[6], Ayyappan[7], Ashokasundari[8]
- Religion or worldview: Shaivism[9]
- Sex or gender: male[10]
- Instance of: Hindu deity[11], legendary figure[12]
- Part of: Trimurti[13]
- Commons category: Shiva[14]
- Said to be the same as: Maheśvara[15]
- Armament: trishula[16], Pashupatastra[17]
- Residence: Kailasha[18]
- IPA transcription: Śiva[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shiva[20]
- Worshipped by: Hinduism[21], Jainism[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/tags/shiva[30]
- Native label: शिव[31]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27102922[32]
- Mount: Nandi[33]
- Iconographic symbol: trishula[34], damaru[35], linga[36], Vāsuki[37]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Hinduism[39], WikiProject Shaivism[40], WikiProject India[41], WikiProject Nepal[42], WikiProject Religion[43], WikiProject Mythology[44]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Shiva include Sivatherium[45], a fossil taxon[46]; Sivapithecus[47], a fossil taxon[48]; Yaganti Temple[49], a Hindu temple[50], in India[51]; Shiva Sutras[52], written by Panini[53]; Statio Shiv Shakti[54], a launch and/or landing site[55]; 1170 Siva[56], an asteroid[57]; and Ashtabhuji Temple[58], a Hindu temple[59], in India[60].
Why It Matters
Shiva has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for him include Sivatherium[45], a fossil taxon[46]; Sivapithecus[47], a fossil taxon[48]; Yaganti Temple[49], a Hindu temple[50], in India[51]; Shiva Sutras[52], written by Panini[53]; Statio Shiv Shakti[54], a launch and/or landing site[55]; and 1170 Siva[56], an asteroid[57].