vaishnavism

Speech parts

1. vaishnavism - Noun

2. Vaishnavism - Proper noun

Meaning

The worship of Vishnu.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hindooism brahminism bhakti Advaita hindu belief achintya bheda abheda hindu faith bhagavad gita teachings Vishnuism hindu doctrine hindu theology Baha'i Faith advaita philosophy hindu theistic philosophy vaisnavism

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Hypernyms

hinduism sect hindooism religious sect

Related terms

Vaishnavist

Examples

Despite the fact that the Vishnu Purana describes that Vishnu manifests as Brahma in order to create and as Rudra ( Shiva ) in order to destroy, citation Vaishnavism generally does not acknowledge the Trimurti concept. Source: Internet

Vaishnavism Vaishnavism is a branch of Hinduism in which the principal belief is the identification of Vishnu or Narayana as the one supreme God. Source: Internet

Ramanuja of the theistic Sri Vaishnavism school – a major tradition within Vaishnavism – interprets the same verse in the context of Vishnu, and asserts that Vishnu only creates potentialities. Source: Internet

The term Krishnaism has been used to describe the sects of Krishna, reserving the term "Vaishnavism" for sects focusing on Vishnu in which Krishna is an avatar, rather than as a transcendent Supreme Being. Source: Internet

Within Gaudiya Vaishnavism this was viewed as the fulfillment of a long time mission to introduce Caitanya Mahaprabhu's teachings to the world. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Vaishampayan Vaisheshika vaishnava Vaishnavist vaishya Vaisnavara