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    The Smarta tradition (Sanskrit: स्मार्त, IAST: Smārta), also called Smartism, is a movement in Hinduism that developed and expanded with the Puranas genre...
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    the touchstone of a revived smarta tradition: Practically, Shankara fostered a rapprochement between Advaita and smarta orthodoxy, which by his time...
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    is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome...
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    Smarta Advaita tradition, Shakti is one of the five equal personal forms of God, as in the panchadeva system, advocated by Adi Shankara. The Smarta tradition...
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    Advaita Vedanta (category Schools and traditions in ancient Indian philosophy)
    unifier of previously conflicting practices with the smarta tradition. Philosophically, the Smarta tradition emphasizes that all images and statues (murti)...
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    temples. Shiva is a part of the Smarta Tradition, sometimes referred to as Smartism, another tradition of Hinduism. The Smarta Hindus are associated with the...
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    in other traditions within Hinduism, such as the Smarta and Shaiva traditions. Two hundred years after Ramanuja, the Sri Vaishnava tradition split into...
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    is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. According to Vaishnavism, the supreme being is with qualities...
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    Iyers, who follow the Smarta tradition, and Iyengars, who adhere to the tradition of Sri Vaishnavism. Iyers are Shrauta-Smarta Brahmins, whose members...
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  • This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime since January 1, 2001. It should likewise...
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    popularized by philosopher Adi Shankara among orthodox Brahmins of the Smārta tradition, invokes the five deities Ganesha, Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, and Sūrya...
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    Sanskrit-Brahmanical tradition. The majority of members of Smarta community follow the Advaita Vedanta philosophy of Shankara. Smarta and Advaita have become...
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    Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana...
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  • A Smarta may choose any saguna deity (istadevata) such as Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, Surya, Ganesha or any other, and this is viewed in Smarta Tradition as...
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    Panchayatana puja (category Worship in the Smarta tradition)
    also known as Pancha Devi Deva Puja is a system of puja (worship) in the Smarta sampradaya, which is one of four major sampradaya of Hinduism. It consists...
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  • of the Smarta tradition with other significant historic movements within Hinduism, namely Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism. Even though Smarta sampradaya...
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  • Brahman in Hinduism. Panchayatana puja is a form of bhakti found in the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. It consists of the simultaneous worship of multiple deities:...
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  • tradition, and many have fought bravely in the Battle of Palnadu on the side of Brahma Naidu. Most of the Telugu-speaking priests of Smarta tradition...
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  • Swadhyaya Movement (category Smarta tradition)
    recognized in the form of sunlight. Prayers are performed in the Smarta tradition's Panchayatana puja format, attributed to Adi Shankara. Community members...
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  • emerged from the interaction between Brahmanism and local traditions. The Smarta tradition is aligned with Advaita Vedanta, and regards Adi Shankara as...
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  • Puranas - Ramayana - Mahabharata - Bhagavad Gita - Brahma Sutras - Smarta Tradition Mahayana Buddhism  2nd century BCE Indo-Greek Kingdom Shunga Empire...
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    Nanda kings and the duration of their rule, but based on the Buddhist tradition recorded in the Mahāvaṃsa, they appear to have ruled during c. 345–322...
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  • concentrated in the villages of Kota of Udupi district. Kotas follow Smarta tradition. The Guru Narasimha Temple, Saligrama is important to them. Nambudiri...
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    'Prabhu caste'. Both Pathare Prabhu and CKP follow the Advaita Vedanta Smarta tradition of Hinduism propounded by Adi Shankara. Along with all the Maharashtrian...
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    of the major Hindu institutions that has historically coordinated Smārta tradition and monastic activities through satellite institutions in South India...
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    the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara and adhere to the Smarta tradition. This is in contrast to the Iyengar community, who are adherents of...
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    the Smarta tradition. This worship practice invokes the five deities Ganesha, Vishnu, Shiva, Devi, and Surya. Adi Shankara instituted the tradition primarily...
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  • each distinct individuals that were not equated with one another. The Smarta Tradition of Hinduism worship the five major deities as supreme in turn and collectively...
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    prevalent in South India, over which the maţha has authority in the Smarta tradition). The head of the matha is called Jagadguru (teacher to the world)...
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    Daśanāmi Sampradaya (category Smarta tradition)
    of the Dasanāmis with the Smarta tradition or Advaita Vedānta is not all-embracing. One example is the Kriyā Yoga tradition that considers itself eclectic...
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