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    Sri Vaishnavism (Sanskrit: श्रीवैष्णवसम्प्रदाय, romanized: Śrīvaiṣṇavasampradāya) is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. The name...
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    Johnson and Grim, Vaishnavism is the largest Hindu sect, constituting about 641 million or 67.6% of Hindus. The ancient emergence of Vaishnavism is unclear,...
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  • Supreme God (Hinduism) (category Vaishnavism)
    called by the term Svayam Bhagavan, which means "God Himself". In Sri Vaishnavism, Vishnu/Narayana is considered the essential form of the Supreme God...
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  • and profess Sri Vaishnavism. Andhra Vaishnavas were formerly Smarta brahmins who converted under the influence of Ramanujacharya and later Sri Vaishnava...
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    Gaudiya Vaishnavism (IAST: Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ), also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnava Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya...
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    Sadh Vaishnavism (Sanskrit: सद्वैष्णवसम्प्रदाय), (popularly referred as Madhva Sampradaya, Madhva Vaishnavism and Brahma Sampradaya), is a denomination...
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    known for his spiritual discourses on Sri Vaishnavism. He subscribes to Thenkalai tradition of Sri Vaishnavism. He operates spiritual centers in India and...
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    Vaishnavate tradition. It is one of the five important pilgrimage sites of Sri Vaishnavism along the river Kaveri for devotees of Ranganatha. These five sites...
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    Sharanagati (category Sri Vaishnavism)
    the tradition of Vaishnavism. The process of Sharanagati forms the basis of devotion to Vishnu in the bhakti traditions within the Sri Sampradaya, propounded...
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    active Hindu house of worship and follows the Tenkalai tradition of Sri Vaishnavism. The annual 21-day festival conducted during the Tamil month of Margali...
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    Lakshmi (redirect from Sri Lakshmi)
    and transform the universe. She is an especially prominent figure in Sri Vaishnavism, in which devotion to Lakshmi is deemed to be crucial to reach Vishnu...
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    Matha (section Vaishnavism)
    Vedanta monastery, joined the Ramanuja's Sri Vaishnavism tradition, then proceeded to start god Rama-based Vaishnavism movement from Hindu holy city of Varanasi...
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    Ramanuja (redirect from Sri Ramanujacharya)
    reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism...
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    the 108 Divya Desam and is considered sacred by the Sri Vaishnava sect. Its ancient name in Sri Vaishnava literature is Tiru Shaligramam. The Gandaki...
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    is worshipped before any ritual or function in the Vaikhanasas and Sri Vaishnavism sects. He occupies an important place in Vaikhanasa and Pancaratra...
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    Vishishtadvaita (category Vaishnavism)
    on Him. The philosophy of this school is subscribed by Sri Vaishnavism, a branch of Vaishnavism. 1. sarvam khalv idam brahma from Chandogya Upanishad 3...
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    ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja. Found mostly...
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    one of the major deities in Vaishnavism, and his legends are revered in Vaikhanasas, Sri Vaishnavism, Sadha Vaishnavism, and various other Vaishnava...
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    broadly divided into two denominations: Iyengars, who are adherents of Sri Vaishnavism, and Iyers, who follow the Srauta and Smarta traditions. They also...
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    abodes of Vishnu in Sri Vaishnavism. During the coronation of Rama, the avatar of Vishnu, Vibhishana was presented the sacrosanct Sri Ranga vimana. He decided...
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    Urdhva Pundra (category Vaishnavism)
    Taylor & Francis. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-317-10720-0. "britannica.com - Vaishnavism". Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-02-08. James...
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    venerated primarily in Warkari and Haridasa tradition, and additionally in Sri Vaishnavism where Lakshmi-Narayana are revered and worshipped. Rukmini is mainly...
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    Niladevi took the incarnation of Nagnajiti, a wife of Krishna. In Sri Vaishnavism, Nagnajiti is also called Nappinnai (Pinnai, a favourite gopi of Krishna...
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  • Hare Krishna mantra is the yugadharma to be followed. Adherents of Sri Vaishnavism hold that the performance of sharanagati through the ritual called...
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    Vaishnavism – The Tradition of Chaitanya Caitanya Upanisad Caitanya Bhagavata Biography Gaudiya Vaishnavism – The Tradition of Chaitanya Life of Sri Chaitanya...
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    form is the presiding deity of Mysuru's Parakala Matha, a significant Sri Vaishnavism monastic institution. According to legend, during the period of creation...
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    Vishnu (redirect from Sri Adhinathar)
    of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is...
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    Vedanta Desika (category Sri Vaishnava religious leaders)
    Prakrit. He was an Indian philosopher, Sri Vaishnava guru, and one of the most brilliant stalwarts of Sri Vaishnavism in the post-Ramanuja period. He was...
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    Ranganatha (redirect from Sri Ranganatha)
    Ranganatha. The Ranganatha temple is also the religious center of Sri Vaishnavism propagated by Saint Ramanuja from Srirangam. The temple worship at...
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    venerated on the occasion of Varalakshmi Vratam. Around the 1970s, a leading Sri Vaishnava theologian, UV Srinivasa Varadachariar, published a hymn called...
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