What does jainism religion says about shiva? Do the jains pray to shiva Or they only pray or follow tirthankar?

In this chapter of Harivamsha Parva of Mahabharata, Rishi Kashyap composes a stotra praising Lord Shiva. The stotra describes various attributes and deeds of Lord Shiva. The stotra in one place mentions that Lord Shiva becoming Yati conquered wolves sent by Indra in the form of Yati: शालावृकान्य...

Reading about different Shakta saints/mystics,  Trailinga Svami, NigamAnand ParamHans & Bamakhepa at Tarapith, trained by Swami Kailashpati, and I came across these descriptions below. In addition to rigorous and stringent tantra training, would this mother-son type of devotional behavior by Bama...

Is it categorically mentioned anywhere in the Hindu corpus that the caste system is not based on birth?

We can see temples of ashapuri maa at piplav and kutch(mata no madh) As name suggest ashapuri maa fullfills desires of person. Wikipedia says asha puri maa is expansion of shakambhari devi. Is there any reference of ashapuri maa in scriptures?

So the more New Age thinking and alternative medicine in the west correlates physical pain with psychological/spiritual causes, which of course resonates with ancient Indian philosophy. One lady L. Hays (she died some years ago) published a small booklet decades back with the physical pain sympto...

I'm interested in teaching and love studying Gita and similar vedic scriptures.Is there any way to pursue Full-time position as a teacher in any universities or colleges for teaching Bhagavad Gita or similar subjects? If so can anyone help me with relevant information on how to proceed or apply.I...