"The name of our Hindu church is Saiva Siddhanta Church, meaning "sacred congregation of Supreme God Siva's revealed Truth."

"Our Saiva Siddhanta Church has through the grace of my satguru, the venerable sage of Sri Lanka, Yogaswami, grown stronger and stronger through the years.... It all started in 1949 when, with a powerful slap on the back and instructions for my spiritual mission, Yogaswami initiated me into this ancient siddhar lineage. This compendium of Saiva culture for successful, harmonious living on planet earth is dedicated to that great soul who was spiritual monarch of his nation for half a century....."

Excerpted from the Introduction by
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

 

The Saiva Dharma Shastras is available only as PDF's. The main book comprises 25 chapters and is a 6 megabyte download. The resource section call "Holy Orders of Sannyasin" is only 500k. If you have any difficulty with these files, please email studyhall@hindu.org with details.

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