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A sect of Vaishnavas (Vishnu-worshippers) founded by Nathamuni and popularized by Ramanujacharya, based on the teachings of the Alwars and tracing its origins to the goddess Lakshmi (Sri).

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i know of a Sri-Vaishnavite family that is doing death-rites for a relative. the priest took a day off for Kaishika ekadashi - he wouldn't do death-rites on a holy day. (1) what is it? (2) when does ...
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There is a temple called Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple. This is one of the Dhivya Dheshams of Sri Vaishnavas. And it is believed that Bhagavadh Ramanuja shouted the Ashtakshari Mantram standing on ...
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I am not asking the philosophical differences between the two schools. What is the philosophical meaning behind these two Namas?
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In my recent visit to the Sri Jagannath Mandir in Puri, I witnessed a lot of symbols resembling the tilak of Sri Sampradaya. At the same time, there was a cabin near the Singha dwara for the ...
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This gets thrown around a lot in the gauḍīya community. The concept of 'offensive chanting', that somehow the name we utter is not pure and there are volumes of literature on this but I'm not sure ...
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I'm aware that ramanandis regard hanuman as an avatar of shiva and madhwas consider him an avatar of vayu What about srivaishnavas?
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I now many temples had rules as to who can and cannot enter and a hygiene code as well which may not have been followed by some lower varnas. Apart from the inner chamber where the murti resides (for ...
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The Pancharatra Agama Prakasha Samhita has this verse - शिरमर्मग्रन्थिकूटजलनीरोधनादयः । सन्त्येवाष्टोत्तरशतनरकाः पातकालयाः ॥३९॥ अनित्यनरका एते तामिश्रन्धतामिश्रकौ । **नित्यौ द्वौ नरकौ** तत्र गतायान्ति...
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How do sampradayas other than Nimbarka or Gaudiya view the authenticity of the character of Radha?
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Most Hindus I have spoken to consider the stories and characters of the Puranas to be real. There are modern views that suggest that the stories and characters of the Puranas could be fictional and ...
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Sri Ramanuja went to Kashmir with Kuresha, his disciple, to read and write commentary on Bramasurtras, based on Bodhayana Vritti which was a short commentary already written on it. He wanted the ...
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So, I come from an Iyer background, but during my scriptural study and even before I felt inclined towards Vishnu worship. While I do worship Bhagavan Maha Vishnu as the supreme being. I still wish to ...
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Apart from the family customs, is it alright to do the shaving head ceremony of the newborn after the first year is completed? I have read in many places that the tonsuring is done before the first ...
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How did Mishra come to South India? In Sri-Vaishnavism, persons are mostly known by Tamil epithets. E.g., Ramanujacharya's disciple, Koorathazhvan's name was Srivatsanka Mishra & yAmunAcArya's ...
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AFAIK Srivaishnavites believe Bhakti alone without Sharanagati will not lead to Moksha. Do Madhwists agree or disagree with this?
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