- deities, that is, Mahavishnu. Its
followers are
called Vaishnavites or
Vaishnavas (IAST: Vaiṣṇava), and it
includes sub-sects like
Krishnaism and Ramaism...
-
Andhra Vaishnavas were
formerly Smarta brahmins who
converted under the
influence of
Ramanujacharya and
later Sri
Vaishnava acharyas. Sri
Vaishnavas generally...
-
Madhva Vaishnavas or Sadh
Vaishnavas or
Madhvas (also
spelled as Madhwas) are
Hindu communities in India, who
follow Sadh
Vaishnavism and
Dvaita philosophy...
- Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ), also
known as
Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a
Vaishnava Hindu religious movement inspired by
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534)...
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Vaishnava Jana To (Gujarati: વૈષ્ણવ જન તો) is a
Hindu bhajan,
written in the 15th
century by the poet
Narsinh Mehta in the
Gujarati language. The poem...
- 'Tradition of Ten Names')
orders established by Adi
Shankara as well as
Vaishnava orders.
Madhvaacharya (Madhvacharya), the
Dwaita philosopher, established...
- The
Vaishnava Padavi (Bengali: বৈষ্ণব পদাবলী)
movement refers to a
period in
medieval Bengali literature from the 15th to 17th centuries,
marked by an...
- The
Vaishnava Upanishads are
minor Upanishads of Hinduism,
related to
Vishnu theology (Vaishnavism).
There are 14
Vaishnava Upanishads in the Muktika...
-
difference between Sri
Vaishnavas and
other Vaishnava groups lies in
their interpretation of the Vedas.
While other Vaishnava groups interpret Vedic deities...
- ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्र, romanized: Ūrdhvapuṇḍra, lit. 'elevated mark') is a
tilaka worn by
Vaishnavas as an
indication of
their affiliation with Vishnu. It is
generally worn...
