An Anthropological Study of the Shiva – Parvathi Deity Concept

Abstract

Compared to Theravada Buddhism, popular Buddhism functions as a mechanism to build a civilized society. The concept of God found in popular Buddhism fulfills a pioneering mission “The Hindu tradition consists of several complex systems of thought and belief. Among them, the faith of Shiva, the faith of Vishnu, and the faith of Shakthi occupy a central place. ‘Beliefs related to sacred objects and pachithi Basalk are beliefs and pachim thart bind everyone into a single ethical society.’ This religion fits the systems of Hinduism in a way. In this connection.’’ The idea given by Professor Sathasivam surin is very important. This statement can be substituted for Sri Lankan society, which is based on Hindu tradition but nurtured by popular Buddhism Because Hindu gods are sacrificed under popular Buddhism Lord Shiva’s wife is Parvathi. The two children of these two are Skandha and Ganapathi. God Skandha and Ganapathi have a prominent position over the rest of God’s entourage Shiva, also known as ‘Mahadeva’ means ‘happiness’. This name is applied to him because he has more power than all the gods combined. The worship of this Shiva, Parvathi and their children are very popular among Sri Lankans. The purpose of this research is to study the worship of the prescient deity of Sri Lankan popular Buddhism and the closely related anthropomorphic values According to the qualitative research method, data was collected from literature sources, direct observations and interviews with devotees as well as temples. Crows. Some research also revealed that the Sri Lankans believe that Lord Shiva takes priority to giving birth to children and wearing a garland of red flowers is washed with milk and drinking their milk gives birth to children. People worship to God Ganapathi to achieve success in kids' educational activities this belief has existed among Sri Lankans for a long time and the collective worship of the deities brings anthropological values to it.