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Comparing the Four Major Denominations
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 12/31/2003; 700+ words
; ...denominations: Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism. Among these four streams...Amman, etc.--the Divine Mother. VAISHNAVISM: Personal God and temple Deity is Vishnu...separate from a quiescent and remote Siva. VAISHNAVISM: No special importance is given to...
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BYU-area Himalayan Festival celebrates spirituality
News Wire article from: University Wire; 6/2/2006; ; 653 words
; ...considered divine by people of Das' faith, Vaishnavism, inspired Das to plan the Himalayan...night to theology can rest assured: In Vaishnavism, spirituality is anything but dull...attitude and sense of humor of the god of Vaishnavism is easy to spot in the way he is worshiped...
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Calling all interested in Vaishnava forum.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Tribune (South Africa); 6/24/2007; 432 words
; Vaishnavism is a term given to an ancient tradition...the Supreme Lord. A basic tenet of Vaishnavism is bhakti or unconditional devotional...for the propagation and development of Vaishnavism. Those interested in developing the...
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Devoted to the Goddess: The Life and Work of Ramprasad. (Reviews of Books).
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...saint Chaitanyn, head of the revival of Vaishnavism that took place in Bengal in the sixteenth...Vaishnavas and Shaktas, and that when Vaishnavism became a mass movement in the sixteenth...By the eighteenth century, however, Vaishnavism had waned enough that the goddess cults...
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Temple to Love.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...of the divine couple Krisna and Radha, and named Gaudiya Vaishnavism, became a cultural force for transforming the countryside...instabilities of imperialism. The Mallas adopted Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a devotional faith shaped by the Bengali saint, Chaitanya...
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Hostility cited in film case
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/4/2000; 643 words
; ...1993 when five friends with a common religious belief in Vaishnavism -- a branch of Hinduism -- decided to make a feature movie...made to the house to ensure spiritual leader and teacher of Vaishnavism Chris Butler, who was involved with production, could live...
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Will Majuli get World Heritage status this time?
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 5/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...which is located in the state and is an important seat of Vaishnavism. "We hope the World Heritage Committee that is meeting...reformer Sankaradeva, who preached a form of Hinduism called Vaishnavism and established satras on the islet. The monasteries apart...
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BHAKTI MOVEMENT AND SANKARDEV
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 2/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...brought about a socio-religious upheaval which was known as Vaishnavism. The Vaishnava cult that swept along the length and breadth...principle of Bhakti and called them as the four pillars of Vaishnavism. The neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti movement initiated by Sankardev...
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BARESAHARIA BHAONA
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 4/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Bhagavata - Purana and were written to further the cause of Vaishnavism and were mainly aimed at creating devotional sentiments in...association with a culture having its roots in the heritage of Vaishnavism through organisation of Baresaharia Bhaona with participation...
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Dharma scholars turn focus to Ganesha book
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 12/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...P.V. Rao of Emory University; Contemporary Issues in Vaishnavism presided by Dr. Tracy Coleman, of Colorado College; and...methodology in the Vedic texts. In Contemporary Issues in Vaishnavism, Tracy Coleman discussed viraha-bhakti and stridharma...
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