Saivam or
Shaivism or
Saivism is one of the four most widely followed sects of
Hinduism, which reveres
Shiva as the
Supreme Being. It is also known as
śaiva paṁtha (; lit. "
pantha associated with
Shiva") and
Saivam . Followers of Shaivam are called "Shaivas" (also "Saivas", "Shaivites" or "Saivarkal"). They believe that Shiva is All and in all, the creator, preserver, destroyer, revealer and concealer of all that is. Shaivism, like some of the other forms of Hinduism, spread to other parts of Southeast Asia, including Java, Bali, and parts of the Southeast Asian continent, including Cambodia.
