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Vaishnavism is the worship and acceptance of Vishnu (Sanskrit: “The Pervader” or “The… The various sects of worshippers of Vishnu pray to him in different ways. For some, the goal of religious devotion (bhakti) to Vishnu is liberation (moksha) from the cycle of birth and death (samsara).
Vishnu
Vaishnavas (sometimes know as Vaishnavites) are Hindus who follow Vishnu and want to show Vishnu that he is the most special deity . They focus their worship on the ten incarnations of Vishnu, which include Rama and Krishna. This kind of Hinduism is called Vaishnavism .
Are Vaishnav Brahmins?
In the late-Vedic texts (~1000 to 500 BCE), the concept of a metaphysical Brahman grows in prominence, and the Vaishnavism tradition considered Vishnu to be identical to Brahman, just like Shaivism and Shaktism consider Shiva and Devi to be Brahman respectively.
Shaivites worship while focusing on the importance of Shiva and practise raja yoga. This kind of Hinduism is called Shaivism. Vaishnavas (sometimes know as Vaishnavites) are Hindus who follow Vishnu and want to show Vishnu that he is the most special deity. They focus their worship on the ten incarnations of Vishnu, which include Rama and Krishna.
Vaishnavas (sometimes know as Vaishnavites) are Hindus who follow Vishnu and want to show Vishnu that he is the most special deity. They focus their worship on the ten incarnations of Vishnu, which include Rama and Krishna. This kind of Hinduism is called Vaishnavism. Hindus focus their worship on one supreme God, Brahman.
What are the key texts in Vaishnavism?
Key texts in Vaishnavism include the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Pancaratra (Agama) texts, Naalayira Divya Prabhandham and the Bhagavata Purana.
The focus of Gaudiya Vaishnavism is the devotional worship ( bhakti) of Radha and Krishna, and their many divine incarnations as the supreme forms of God, Svayam Bhagavan. Most popularly, this worship takes the form of singing Radha and Krishna’s holy names, such as ” Hare “, “Krishna” and ” Rama “,…