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Vishnuism — noun worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon • Syn: ↑Vaishnavism, ↑Vaisnavism • Hypernyms: ↑Hinduism, ↑Hindooism … Useful english dictionary
Historical Vishnuism — as early worship of the deity Vishnu is one of the historical components, branches or origins of the contemporary and early Vaishnavism,cite book |author=Beck, Guy L. |title=Sonic theology: Hinduism and sacred sound |publisher=University of South … Wikipedia
Vishnu — Vishnuism, n. /vish nooh/, n. Hinduism. 1. (in later Hinduism) the Preserver, the second member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Shiva the Destroyer. 2. (in popular Hinduism) a deity believed to have descended from heaven to… … Universalium
Vaishnavism — is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu or its associated avatars, principally as Rama and Krishna, as the original and supreme God.cite book author = Goswami, B.K. year = 1965 title = The Bhakti Cult … Wikipedia
Brahminism — • Religion and social system which grew out of the polytheistic nature worship of the ancient Aryan conquerors of northern India Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Brahminism Brahminism … Catholic encyclopedia
Krishnaism — Krishnaism, is a term that is often used to describe a number of Hindu religious traditions, that are among the Hindu denominations centered on devotion to Radha Krishna or other forms of Krishna, or Vishnu in a sentiment of Krishna. [… … Wikipedia
Nilachal — right The Jagannath Temple at Puri, Nilachal The abode of Hindu deity Jagannath at Puri is known as the Nilachal or Niladri, [Nila (Blue) + Achal (Mount] meaning, The Blue Mountain. The Nilachal is a principal and recurring motif in the Jagannath … Wikipedia
Vaishnavism — Vaishavism is the name for the group of traditions that adhere to the worship of VISHNU. An adher ent of Vaishnavism is a Vaishnavite, “One who belongs to Vishnu.” Vishnu can be worshipped alone as Mahav ishnu or “Supreme Vishnu,” but… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Vaish|na|vism — «VYSH nuh vihz uhm», noun. = Vishnuism. (Cf. ↑Vishnuism) … Useful english dictionary
Buddha — Bud dha, n. [Skr. buddha wise, sage, the enlightened fr. budh to know.] 1. The title of an incarnation of self abnegation, virtue, and wisdom. [1913 Webster] 2. The title of Siddhartha or Gautama, a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
