Hindu philosophy
Early history of Shaivism is difficult to determine. However, the Svetasvatara Upanishad (400 - 200 BCE) is considered to be the earliest textual exposition of a systematic philosophy of Shaivism. Shaivism is represented by various philosophical schools, including non-dualist (abheda), dualist (bheda), and non-dualist-with-dualist (bhedabheda) perspectives. Vidyaranya in his works mentions three major schools of Shaiva thought-- Pashupata Shaivism, Shaiva Siddhanta and Pratyabhijna (Kashmir Shaivism).
Who reported the major schools of Shaivism?
Vidyaranya
Vidyaranya in his works mentions three major schools of Shaiva thought-- Pashupata Shaivism, Shaiva Siddhanta and Pratyabhijna (Kashmir Shaivism).
Shaivism