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Definition of Vaishnava

Vaishnava
Vaishnava Vaish"na*va (v[imac]sh"n[.a]*v[.a]), n. [Skr. vaish[.n]ava.] (Hindu Myth.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.

Meaning of Vaishnava from wikipedia

- deities, that is, Mahavishnu. Its followers are called Vaishnavites or Vaishnavas (IAST: Vaiṣṇava), and it includes sub-sects like Krishnaism and Ramaism...
- Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ), also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnava Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534)...
- century CE, it gained prominence through the poems and teachings of the Vaishnava Alvars and Shaiva Nayanars in early medieval South India, before spreading...
- Madhva Vaishnavas or Sadh Vaishnavas or Madhvas (also spelled as Madhwas) are Hindu communities in India, who follow Sadh Vaishnavism and Dvaita philosophy...
- (ISKCON), commonly referred to as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. It was founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami...
- Vaishnava Jana To (Gujarati: વૈષ્ણવ જન તો) is a Hindu bhajan, written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language. The poem...
- Andhra Vaishnavas were formerly Smarta brahmins who converted under the influence of Ramanujacharya and later Sri Vaishnava acharyas. Sri Vaishnavas generally...
- The Vaishnava Padavi (Bengali: বৈষ্ণব পদাবলী) movement refers to a period in medieval Bengali literature from the 15th to 17th centuries, marked by an...
- difference between Sri Vaishnavas and other Vaishnava groups lies in their interpretation of the Vedas. While other Vaishnava groups interpret Vedic deities...
- The Vaishnava Upanishads are minor Upanishads of Hinduism, related to Vishnu theology (Vaishnavism). There are 14 Vaishnava Upanishads in the Muktika...