Siddhanta Sikhamani

Siddhānta means doctrine, and Śikhāmaṇi means crest-jewel. Siddhᾱnta Śikhᾱmaṇi is said to be the crest-jewel of all the doctrines. It is considered to be one of the scriptures, if not the main scripture, of the Vīraśaivas, the main scripture being the Śūnya Saṁpādane. The primitive traits of Vīraśaivism in the Vēdas and the Upaniṣads, and the concrete features given to it...
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Siddhānta means doctrine, and Śikhāmaṇi means crest-jewel. Siddhᾱnta Śikhᾱmaṇi is said to be the crest-jewel of all the doctrines. It is considered to be one of the scriptures, if not the main scripture, of the Vīraśaivas, the main scripture being the Śūnya Saṁpādane. The primitive traits of Vīraśaivism in the Vēdas and the Upaniṣads, and the concrete features given to it in the latter parts of the Śivᾱgamas, find a complete and comprehensive exposition in Siddhᾱnta Śikhᾱmaṇi. It is a teaching of the doctrine of 101 sthalas/stages. It harmonizes the concepts of duality and non-duality (oneness). The original was composed in Sanskrit by Śrī Śivayōgi Śivāĉārya sometime between the 8th and the 10th centuries CE. It has been edited with introduction, translation and notes in English by Dr. M. Sivakumara Swamy, M. A., Ph. D., and published in 2007 by Shaiva Bharati Shodha Pratisthan, Jangamwadi Math, Varanasi-221 001, India. Almost all of what is in this present book is taken from that reference.