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The Shaivities. No historical dates are precisely known, but the earliest mention of Shaivism is in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad ( (400 - 200 BCE).
There is Vishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smarmism.
In Hinduism there are 3 sections. Shaivism, vaishnavism shaktism.
yes there are many sects in Hinduism.main three are shaivism, vaishnavism & shaktism.
Ishwar Chandra Tyagi has written:
'Shaivism in ancient India'