{"id":101176,"date":"2024-04-12T18:21:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=udaan&#038;p=101176"},"modified":"2024-09-18T17:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:19:43","slug":"vaishnavism-hinduism","status":"publish","type":"udaan","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/udaan\/vaishnavism-hinduism","title":{"rendered":"Vaishnavism: Origin and Devotion to Vishnu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Introduction<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaishnavism, a prominent branch of Hinduism, venerates <\/span><b>Vishnu as the supreme deity,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with an emphasis on <\/span><b>devotion (bhakti) as the path to spiritual realization. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through rituals, scriptures, and devotional practices, it fosters a profound connection with the divine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Essentials of Vaishnavism<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Vasudeva-Bhagavata cult,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which had its<\/span><b> birth during the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/the-history-of-gupta-period-300-ce-600-ce\/\"><b>Gupta period<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grew steadily, absorbing within its fold other Vedic and Brahmanic divinities like <\/span><b>Vishnu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Narayana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bhagavatism, which<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was <\/span><b>contemporary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/buddhism-and-jainism\/\"><b>Buddhism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Jainism<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in origin, owed its birth to the stream of thought which began with <\/span><b>Upanishads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It reached its <\/span><b>zenith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and became the most popular sect during the Gupta age.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Avatar Philosophy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From the late Gupta period, the name mostly used to designate this Bhakti cult was <\/span><b>Vaishnava<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with emphasis on the <\/span><b>doctrine of incarnations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(avatars).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sakar Form: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movement was based on devotion to a <\/span><b>Sakar form <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of God, mainly <\/span><b>Rama <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Krishna.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaishnava poet-saints known as <\/span><b>Alvars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> preached single-minded devotion <\/span><b>(Ekatmika Bhakti)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Vishnu, and their songs were collectively known as <\/span><b>Prabandhas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Prominent sects under Vaishnavism<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>SECT<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>FEATURES<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Varkari\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sampradaya<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worship Lord Vishnu in his manifestation as <\/span><b>Vithoba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#038; centred around Vithoba\u2019s temple at <\/span><b>Pandharpur in Maharashtra.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their <\/span><b>annual pilgrimage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is called <\/span><b>Vari<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Varkaris carry the padukas of the saints in palkis from <\/span><b>Samadhi to Pandharpur.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Events like <\/span><b>Rangan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Dhava<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are held during the pilgrimage, and under Rangan, a sacred horse runs through the rows of pilgrims, who try to catch the dust particles kicked off and smear their heads with the same.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prominent figures under this sect include <\/span><b>Jnaneswar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Namdev<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Eknath<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Tukaram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Ramanandi Sampradaya<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Largest monastic group within Hinduism, and these Vaishnava monks are known as <\/span><b>Ramanandis, Vairagis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>Bairagis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They adhere to the teachings of the <\/span><b>Advaita<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scholar <\/span><b>Ramananda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They worship <\/span><b>Rama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are mainly settled around the <\/span><b>Gangetic Plains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They perform <\/span><b>meditation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and follow <\/span><b>strict ascetic practices,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but they also believe that the grace of God is required to achieve liberation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Brahma\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sampradaya<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is associated with <\/span><b>Lord Vishnu,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Para- Brahma or Universal Creator.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The founder was <\/span><b>Madhvacharya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gaudiya Vaishnavism,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> promoted by <\/span><b>Chaitanya Mahaprabhu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is associated with Brahma Sampradaya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/srila-prabhupada-150th-anniversary\/\"><b>ISKCON<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belongs to this sampradaya.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Pushti Marg Sampradaya<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The devotion is based on pure love for <\/span><b>Lord Krishna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and their philosophy is that the ultimate truth is one and only Brahm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was founded by <\/span><b>Vallabhacharya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> around <\/span><b>1500 AD.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Nimbarka\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sampradaya<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known as the <\/span><b>Hamsa Sampradaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Kumara Sampradaya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The followers worship <\/span><b>Radha <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Krishna deities.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.061%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 323.782%; 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