Sri Vaishnavism (Sanskrit: श्रीवैष्णवसम्प्रदाय, romanized: Śrīvaiṣṇavasampradāya) is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, predominantly...
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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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Gaudiya Vaishnavism (IAST: Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ), also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnava Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya...
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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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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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one of the five important pilgrimage sites of Smartha Vaishnavas and Sri Vaishnavism along the river Kaveri for devotees of Ranganatha. These five sites...
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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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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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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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Sat Vaishnavism (Sanskrit: सद्वैष्णवसम्प्रदाय; also spelt Sad Vaishnavism and Sadh Vaishnavism), also referred to as Madhva Vaishnavism, the Madhva Sampradaya...
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active Hindu house of worship and follows the Tenkalai tradition of Sri Vaishnavism. Priests of this temple follow pancharatra tradition, and belong to...
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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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Lakshmi (redirect from Sri Lakshmi)
and transform the universe. She is an especially prominent figure in Sri Vaishnavism tradition, in which devotion to Lakshmi is deemed to be crucial to...
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of Dravidian Language-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja. Iyengars...
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not a moral issue. Ramanuja of the theistic Sri Vaishnavism school – a major tradition within Vaishnavism – interprets the same verse in the context of...
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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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God in Hinduism (section Vaishnavism)
categorized into four major theistic Hindu traditions: Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktism worship the Hindu deities...
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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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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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Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, are five 15th-century religious figures, venerated as the five aspects of the god Krishna. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism,...
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Vibhishana (section Sri Lanka)
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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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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Yugadharma (section Sri Vaishnavism)
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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Venkateswara (section Sri Venkateswara Brahmotsavams)
Padmavathi Vakula Devi Perumal Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam Sitapati, Pidatala (1968). "Sri Venkatesvara, the Lord of the...
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primarily in Warkari, and Haridasa tradition, and additionally in Sri Vaishnavism.[citation needed] Rukmini is mainly worshipped in Maharashtra and South...
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (redirect from Sri Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)
of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bhajan-kirtan and dance had a profound effect on Vaishnavism in Bengal...
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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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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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Vishnu's secondary consort alongside Lakshmi, with some sects, such as Sri Vaishnavism, even viewing her as an aspect of Lakshmi. Iconographically, Bhumi...
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