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40 Enlightening Facts About Shiva, the Hindu God

Trista March 17, 2019 20 min

11. Shiva’s Sacred Number is Five

The 10th century five headed Shiva in Sadashiva, Cambodia. Mark B. Schlemmer/ Met Museum/ Wikimedia Commons.

Hindus believe that Shiva’s body is composed of five different mantras, the most important of which has five syllables. These mantras each form one of Shiva’s five faces and are associated with the five perceptual organs, the five senses, and the five action organs. Additionally, some Hindu theologians view him as one aspect of the fivefold nature of Brahma.

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11. Shiva’s Sacred Number is Five

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