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{{Short description|Hindu organization headquartered in Hawaii, U.S.}} |
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|caption = ] at Kauai's Hindu Monastery |
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|formation= 1949 (In United States) |
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|leader_title= Current head |
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'''Saiva Siddhanta Church''' is an organization that identifies itself with the ] ] religion. It supports the work of the late ], a spiritual teacher initiated by Siva ] of Jaffna with the honorary title '']deva''. The mission of the church is to preserve and promote the ] Hindu religion. Membership in the church extends to many countries in the world, including the US, Canada, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka and several European nations. Members are organized into regional missions with the goal of supporting ] in their families, communities, and in the global community under the leadership of ]. |
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==History== |
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The church was founded in 1949 by ], a ] ] ] initiated by his guru, Siva ] of Jaffna.<ref>{{cite book |
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|author=Don Baker |
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|title=Asian religions in British Columbia |
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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dgtgGhMUgIUC&pg=PA26 |
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|accessdate=14 September 2011 |
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|date=31 May 2010 |
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|publisher=UBC Press |
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|isbn=978-0-7748-1662-5 |
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|pages=26–}}</ref> The name of the church is from the ] and could be roughly rendered in ] as "The church of God Śiva's Revealed Truth." The Saiva Siddhanta Church was incorporated under the laws of the United States of America in the State of California on December 30, 1957, and received recognition of its US Internal Revenue tax exempt status as a church on February 12, 1962. Among America's oldest Hindu institutions, it established its international headquarters at Kauai Aadheenam, also known as Kauai's Hindu Monastery, on ], ], on February 5, 1970.<ref></ref> Kauai's Hindu Monastery has two temples, ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples|title=Our Temples|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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==Purpose== |
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The core purpose of the church is to protect, preserve and promote the Saivite Hindu religion as embodied in the Tamil culture, traditions and scriptures of South India and Sri Lanka. It is based on the precepts of the ], and traces its origins to a two-thousand-year-old lineage of the Kailasa ] Gurus. The current head of the church is ] ]. Its membership is open to seekers of all ethnic backgrounds who wish to follow this ancient religious and cultural pattern. Currently, more than 85% of the global membership are born Hindus living, mostly, in Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, India and Sri Lanka. Many of the members living in the West are converts to Hinduism who live the path which leads souls through service, worship, sadhana and yoga toward God Realization. |
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The Saiva Siddhanta Church supports all major projects supervised by ] ], including: |
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* Construction of the ] on Kauai, a white granite stone Siva temple sculpted in India. |
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* Publication of the magazine ]. The magazine is widely read among Hindus in India and in the worldwide diaspora. Thus, it provides an important means for worldwide networking, which is widely acknowledged.<ref>{{cite news |
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|author=Frank Neubert |
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|title=Western Hindus and 'Global Hinduism': Discourses on Conversion to 'Hindu Religions', Acceptance of Converts, and Social Engagement |
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|journal=Finnish Journal of Ethnicity and Migration |volume=5 |
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|date=2010 |
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|page=61}}</ref> |
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* Publication and distribution of books, booklets, and online material aimed at educating Hindus and non-Hindus about the Saivite Hindu religion. |
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* Teaching through lessons, literature, study courses, travel-study programs and youth retreats those actively pursuing the spiritual path under his guidance. |
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* Establishment and administration of charity organizations for Hindus worldwide, under the umbrella of Hindu Heritage Endowment.<ref>https://www.hheonline.org</ref> |
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==Theology== |
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The Saiva Siddhanta Church belongs to a ] branch of the school of ]. Its theology is grounded in the ], Saiva ] and the ancient ], a Tamil scripture composed by ]. The church's theology is based on a synthesis of devotional theism and uncompromising nondualism. It is referred to as "monistic theism", which recognizes that monism and ]/] are equally valid perspectives. God is both within us and outside of us, the Creator and the creation, ] and ]. ] ] explains: |
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{{quote|The primary goal of monistic Saivism is realizing one's identity with God Siva, in perfect union and nondifferentiation. This is termed nirvikalpa samadhi, Self Realization, and may be attained in this life, granting moksha, permanent liberation from the cycles of birth and death. A secondary goal is savikalpa samadhi, the realization of ], a unitive experience within superconsciousness in which perfect Truth, knowledge and bliss are known. Deep within our soul we are identical with God this very moment, for within us are the unmanifest ] and the manifest Satchidananda. These are not aspects of the evolving soul, but the nucleus of the soul, which does not change or evolve. They are eternally perfect and one with God Siva. We are That. We do not become That.<ref>''Dancing with Siva'' {{ISBN|0-945497-97-0}}</ref>}} |
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==Kauai Hindu Monastery== |
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Kauai Hindu Monastery is situated on the ] in Hawaii, consisting of two temples: ] and ].<ref>https://www.himalayanacademy.com</ref> Kadavul was established in 1973 by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/kadavul|title=kadavul temple}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/about/kadavul|title=kadavul temple}}</ref> Construction of Iraivan began in 1990; it is the first all-stone, white granite temple to be built in the western hemisphere.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan temple in the news|last=|first=|date=|website=|at=THE GARDEN ISLAND|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan Temple In the News|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|at=THE NEW YORK TIMES & ], India|access-date=}}</ref> |
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==In the press== |
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Referring to the Iraivan Temple, ] reporter Michelle Kayal wrote: |
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{{quote|This looks like India, but it is the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where members of the Saiva Siddhanta Temple are erecting a white granite temple to the Hindu God Siva that fulfills the vision of their guru and is intended to last 1,000 years. For this act of devotion, every single piece of stone—3.2 million pounds in all—is being pulled from the earth by hand in India and carved into intricately detailed blocks using nothing but hammer and iron chisel.<ref name="Kayal">{{cite news|last=Kayal|first=Michele|title=Religion Journal; For Temple, 1,600 Tons, 8,000 Miles and 1,000 Years|work=The New York Times|page=5|date=7 February 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/07/nyregion/religion-journal-for-temple-1600-tons-8000-miles-and-1000-years.html}}</ref>|sign=|source=}} |
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Since 1973 the church has maintained a second temple at the Kauai Aadheenam, called ], which has Siva Nataraja as the enshrined deity. |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Iraivan Temple.jpg|] |
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File:Iraivan dsc8361.jpg|] |
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File:Iraivan1.jpg|] view from afar with flag |
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File:Iraivan DSC 3275.jpg|Interior of ] |
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File:Iraivan Pillared Mandapam.jpg|Inside ] |
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File:Iraivan2.jpg|Vimana over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum of ] |
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File:Iraivan5.JPG|] under construction |
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File:Kadavul temple inside.jpg|Inside Kadavul temple |
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File:Spatika Lingam illuminated by laser.png|Spkatika lingam in Kadavul temple |
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File:Kadavul tandavas.jpg|Inside wall of Kadavul temple |
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File:The Monks of Kauai's Hindu Monastery.jpg|The monks of Kauai's Hindu Monastery |
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==Notes== |
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==External links== |
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