Thursday 1 September 2011

Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism is the branch of Hinduism in which Vishnu or one of his incarnations (usually Krishna or Rama) is worshipped as the supreme God. Members of Vaishnavism are called Vaishnavites or Vaishnavas. Vaishnavis the largest Hindu denomination and it has numerous subdivisions.

In addition to the Vedas, Vaishnavites especially revere the Samhita and the Gita Govinda, among others. These texts focus especially on Vishnu or his incarnations Krishna and Rama.

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