VAISNAVISM

Meaning of VAISNAVISM in English

noun

see vaishnavism

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SAMPRADAYA — in Hinduism, a traditional school of religious teaching, transmitted from one teacher to another. From about the 11th century onward, …
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POLYTHEISM — the belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common …
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FAITH — Greek Pistis, Latin Fides, inner attitude, conviction, or trust relating man to a supreme God or ultimate salvation. In religious …
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VISISTADVAITA — (Sanskrit: Nonduality of the Qualified), one of the principal schools of Vedanta, an orthodox philosophy of India. This school grew …
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VASUDEVA — in Hindu mythology, the patronymic of Krishna (Krsna), who, according to one tradition, was a son of Vasudeva. The worshipers …
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VAISHNAVISM — also called Vishnuism, or Visnuism, Sanskrit Vaisnavism, worship of the god Vishnu and of his incarnations, principally as Rama and …
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SURYAVARMAN II — died c. 1150 Cambodian king renowned as a religious reformer and temple builder. Under his rule the temple of Angkor …
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SIKHISM
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SHAKTISM — also spelled Saktism worship of the Hindu supreme goddess, Shakti (Sanskrit: Power, or Energy). Shaktism is, together with Vaisnavism and …
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SANKARA — born 700?, Kaladi village?, India died 750?, Kedarnath also spelled Shankara, also called Sankaracarya philosopher and theologian, most renowned exponent …
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SAIVISM — also spelled Shaivism cult of the Indian god Siva, with Vaisnavism and Saktism, one of the three principal forms of …
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RADHA — in Hindu mythology, the mistress of the god Krishna during that period of his life when he lived among the …
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PANCARATRA — early Hindu religious movement whose members worshiped the deified sage Narayana (who came to be identified with Lord Vishnu) and, …
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INDIAN PHILOSOPHY — the systems of thought and reflection that were developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Three basic concepts form …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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GANDHI, MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND — born Oct. 2, 1869, Porbandar, India died Jan. 30, 1948, Delhi byname Mahatma (Great-Souled) Gandhi leader of the Indian nationalist …
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COLA DYNASTY — also spelled Chola, South Indian Tamil rulers of unknown antiquity, antedating the early cankam poems (probably c. 200). The dynasty …
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CAITANYA — born 1485, Navadvipa, Bengal, India died 1533, Puri, Orissa also spelled Chaitanya, in full Sri Krsna Caitanya, or Sri Krishna …
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BHAGAVATA — (Sanskrit: One Devoted to Bhagavat ), member of the earliest Hindu sect of which there is any record, representing the …
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