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VaishnavismWorship of Vishnu as the supreme deity, as well as of his incarnations, mainly Rama and Krishna. Vaishnavism is one of the major forms of modern Hinduism, along with Shaivism and Shaktism, and is probably the most popular and most widely practiced. Characterized by an emphasis on bhakti, its goal is to escape from the cycle of birth and death in order to enjoy the presence of Vishnu. The philosophical schools into which Vaishnavism is divided are distinguished by their varying interpretations of the relationship between individual souls and God, and include aspects of monism and dualism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although he styled himself as the one who was "favoured by the grace of the feet of Lord Pasupati," he did not exercise any discrimination among saiva, Vaisnava, sakta, and Baudha religious foundations). In the latter, Klostermaier sketches Gandhi's childhood and student life, summarizing the effects of his mother's Vaisnava piety, his legal education in England, his reading of Tolstoy and Ruskin, and his life in South Africa on the development of his satyagraha, his ashram rules for an ideal life, and his pragmatic approach to economics and ecology. |
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