The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2066 page)

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(vii) Sm
rta, orthodox
aivism which adhered to the
varn
rama-dharma
advocated in the
sm
ti
literature, such as the law books of
Manu
and Kalpa S
tras, and regarded
iva as one of the five central deities to be worshipped (
pañcayatana-p
ja
); and
(viii) 
N
tha
or Kanphata yogis, a sect traditionally founded by
Gorakhn
tha
, combining P
upata
aivism with Tantric and
Hatha yoga
.

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