Flashcards: Vaishnavism

(This article is about Hindu deity. For other uses, see Lakshman (disambiguation).) In the Hindu sacred text Ramayana, Lakshmana (Sanskrit Lakṣmaṇa) also known as Soumitri, Bharatanuja is younger brother and close companion of god Rama, hero of the epic and avatar of god Vishnu.

In Hinduism, Ādityas (Sanskrit: आदित्य, pronounced [ɑːd̪it̪jɐ]), meaning "of Aditi", refers to the offspring of Aditi.

(This article is about the character from Mahabharata. For the 2005 Indian film, see Devaki (film).) In Hinduism, Devaki (देवकी) is the daughter of Devaka, sister of Kansa, wife of Vasudeva and mother of Krishna.

Rama (/ˈrɑːmə/; Sanskrit: राम Rāma) or Ramachandra is the seventh avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.

Svayam Bhagavān (Sanskrit: svayam bhagavān, lit. " The Lord Himself ") is a Sanskrit theological term for the concept of absolute representation of God as Bhagavan.

Rama Navami (Devanāgarī: राम नवमी; IAST: Rāma navamī) is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of the god Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya.

(For other uses, see Rohini (disambiguation).) In Hinduism, Rohini (Sanskrit: रोहिणी, rohiṇī) is a consort of Vasudeva.

In Hindu mythology, Kamsa (Sanskrit:कंस, Kansa), also spelt as Kansa, is the tyrant ruler of the Vrishni kingdom with its capital at Mathura.

New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia near Moundsville.

Gaudiya Vaishnavism (also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism and Hare Krishna) is a Vaishnava religious movement founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) in India.

Ratha Yatra (/ˈroʊthoʊ/-/ˈjɑːtrɑː/; usually spelled ରଥଯାତ୍ରା;a transliteration also romanized as Ratha-Yatra or anglicized as Car festival or Chariot festival) is an Odia festival that involves moving deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana on a ratha or rotho, a wooden deula-shaped chariot).

Sri Vishvesha Tirtharu is the current Svamiji of the Pejavara Adokshaja Matha, one of the Ashta Mathas belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy, founded by Sri Madhvacharya.

Swaminarayan (IAST: Svāmīnārāyaṇa, 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, is the central figure in a modern branch of Hinduism known as Swaminarayan Hinduism.

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is a landmark Vaishnavite temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kirtana (IAST: kīrtana) or Kirtan is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea or story.

In Hinduism, Shesha (Sanskrit: Śeṣa), also known as Sheshanaga (Śeṣanāga) or Adishesha (Ādi Śeṣa), is the nagaraja or king of all nāgas and one of the primal beings of creation.

The Gita Govinda (Odia: ଗୀତ ଗୋବିନ୍ଦ, Bengali:গীতগোবিন্দ, Devanagari: गीत गोविन्द) (Song of Govinda) is a work composed by the 12th-century poet, Jayadeva, born in either the village of Kenduli Sasan in Odisha or the village of Jayadeva Kenduli in Bengal are likely candidates though another Kenduli in Mithila is also a possibility.

(This article is about the character from Mahabharata. For other uses, see Vasudeva (disambiguation).)(Not to be confused with Vasudeva (another name for Krishna).) In Indian epic poetry, Vasudeva (Devanagari वसुदेव, IAST Vasudeva) is the father of Krishna.

Vishnu (Sanskrit pronunciation: [vɪʂɳu]; IAST: Viṣṇu) is a major male deity in Hinduism, and the foundation of its Vaishnavism tradition.

Madhva Acharya (Sanskrit pronunciation: [məd̪ʱʋɑːˈtʃɑːrjə]; AD 1238–1317), also known as Purna Prajña and Ananda Tīrtha, was a Hindu philosopher and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭamī), also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes simply as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.

Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī, Devanagari: महाबली, Malayalam: മാവേലി, മഹാബലി,Telugu:మహా బలి (బలి చక్రవర్తి )), also known as Mahabali or Māveli, was a benevolent Asura King in ancient Hindu mythology.

The Ramanandi (IAST Rāmānandī), also known as the Ramayats or the Ramavats (IAST Rāmāvat), are a branch of the Vaishnava Sri Sampradaya of Hinduism.

Ramateertham (sometimes spelled as Ramatheertham) (Telugu: రామాతీర్థం) is a village panchayat in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh in India.

Vivah Panchami is a festival celebrating the wedding of Rama and Sita.

Kushwaha (sometimes, Kushvaha) is a community of the Indian subcontinent, which has traditionally been involved in agriculture (including beekeeping).

Hambir Malla Dev, also known as Bir Hambir(Beera Hambeera) & Veer Hambir, was the forty-ninth king of the Mallabhum.

Vaishnava Jana To is one of the most popular Hindu bhajans, written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language.

The Madhurastakam (Sanskrit: मधुराष्टकम्, madhurāṣṭakam) is a Sanskrit composition in devotion of Krishna, composed by the Hindu Bhakti philosopher-poet Sripad Vallabha Acharya.

Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Tamil: வைகுண்ட ஏகாதசி Sanskrit: वैकुंठ एकादशि; Telugu: వైకుంఠ ఏకాదశి; Kannada: ವೈಕುಂಠ ಏಕಾದಶಿ; ) (Sometimes called Mukkoti Ekadashi in Telugu) is the Shukla paksha Ekadashi that occurs during the [Dhanur] month in the Hindu calendar (corresponding to late December - January in English calendar).

Pillai Lokacharya (1205–1311 CE) was a prominent Sri Vaishnava leader and philosopher who authored several works important to Vishishtadvaita philosophy.

Namadhari Naik/Nayak (Kannada:ನಾಮಧಾರಿ ನಾಯ್ಕ Nāmadhāri Nāik), also known as Halepaika and Kumara Kshatriya Namadhari , is a Hindu community predominantly found in Uttara Kannada , Udupi district and Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka State in India and are numerically a majority community in the district.

K.S. Narayanacharya (born 30 October 1933) is an Indian teacher and writer, popularly known as Ramayanacharya.

Divine Songs is an album by Swamini Turiyasangitananda, formerly known as Alice Coltrane.

Ekachakra is a small village, located 20 km away from the town of Rampurhat in the Birbhum District of West Bengal.

Hari Tuma Haro is an Indian bhajan or devotional song by Mirabai, the 15th-century poet saint.