VaishnavismMajor Hindu tradition that reveres Vishnu as the Supreme BeingVaishnavism (Sanskrit: वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, romanised: Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ), also called Vishnuism, is one of the major Hindu religious traditions, that considers Vishnu as the supreme being leading all other Hindu deities, that is, Mahavishnu. It is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
Madhvacharya13th century Hindu Dvaita philosopherMadhvacharya (IAST: Madhvācārya; pronounced; 1199–1278 CE or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna (IAST: Pūrṇa-Prajña) and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint".
Dvaita VedantaDvaita Vedanta (, originally known as Tattvavada; IAST: Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta sub-school was founded by the 13th-century Indian philosopher-saint Madhvacharya. Madhvacharya believed in two entities: God, jiva (soul), and jada (maya, matter).
Saguna brahmanHindu philosophical concept Saguna Brahman (lit. 'The Absolute with qualities'; from Sanskrit saguṇa 'with qualities', guṇa 'quality', and Brahman 'the Absolute') is a concept of ultimate reality in Hinduism, close to the concept of immanence, the manifested divine presence.
PancharatraPancharatra (IAST: Pāñcarātra) was a theistic movement in Hinduism that originated in the late 3rd-century BCE around Narayana and the various avatars and forms of Vishnu. It later merged with the Bhagavata tradition and contributed to the development of Vaishnavism.Brahma SampradayaIn Hinduism, the Brahma Sampradaya (IAST: Brahmā-sampradāya) is the disciplic succession (sampradaya) of gurus starting with Brahma. Brahma Sampradaya is synonymous to Tattvavada (Dvaita Vedanta) of Madhvacharya, and Sadh Vaishnavism, a tradition of Vaishnavism founded by Madhvacharya. Followers of this tradition believe that Vedic knowledge descends from Brahma.
BrahmaCreator god in HinduismBrahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva. He is associated with creation of everything, knowledge, and the Vedas. Brahma is prominently mentioned in creation legends. In some Puranas, he created himself in a golden embryo known as the Hiranyagarbha. Brahma is frequently identified with the Vedic godPrajapati.Hindu philosophyHindu philosophy or Vedic philosophy is the set of philosophical systems that developed in tandem with the first Hindu religious traditions during the iron and classical ages of India. In Indian philosophy, of which Hindu philosophy is a prominent subset, the word used for philosophy is Darshana (Sanskrit: दर्शन, IAST: darśana; meaning: "viewpoint or perspective"), from the Sanskrit root 'दृश' (drish) meaning 'to see, to experience'.
HinduismRange of Indian religious traditions
VedasThe Vedas ( or ; Sanskrit: वेदः, romanised: Vēdaḥ, lit.'knowledge'), sometimes collectively called the Veda, are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.
VedantaOne of the six orthodox traditions of Hindu philosophy
Bhagavata SampradayaThe Bhagavata (; Sanskrit: भागवत, IAST: Bhāgavata) Sampradāya (or Bhāgavata Dharma) is an ancient Vaishnava tradition centered on devotion (bhakti) to the Supreme Reality (svayam bhagavan) revealed as Bhagavān Vāsudeva-Kṛṣṇa, which originated in the region of Mathura. Integrating Vedic traditions of Vishnu and Narayana with devotion to Vāsudeva-Kṛṣṇa, the Bhāgavata tradition expanded across the Indian subcontinent by the second century BCE.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.