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SCHOOLS OF VAISHNAVISM Major Vaishnava schools of thought include:
THE MAJOR SCHOOLS ''Artwork © courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust '']] Vaishnavas believe that Vishnu-Narayana is the one supreme God and all other gods and creatures are subservient to Him. While many schools like Smartism and Advaitism encourage people to interpret the Vedas philosophically and metaphorically and not too literally, Vaishnavism stresses the literal meaning (''mukhya vitti'') as primary and indirect meaning () as secondary: '''' - "The instructions of the shruti-shstra should be accepted literally, without so-called ''fanciful or allegorical interpretations''." (Jiva Gosvami, '' Sandarbha'' 29.26-27). THE SUPREME GODHEAD The heroes of both the great Indian Epic s are believed to be incarnations of Lord Vishnu. These epics, the '' Ramayana '' and the '' Mahabharata '', concern Rama and Krishna , respectively. Rama with His {Link without Title} named Sita , brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman are central characters of Ramayana. Rama and Lakshman are always shown to be ready for battle (with bow and arrow) as it is their Kshatriya '' Dharma '' to fight. HISTORY OF VAISHNAVISM Thanks to Alvars , a set of twelve people who with their Devotion al Hymn s spread the sect to the common people, Vaishnavism flourished in South India . Some of the prominent ''azhvars'' are ''Poigaiyazhvar'', ''Peyazhvar'', ''Periyazhvar'', ''Nammazhvar'' and ''Andal''. Vaishnavism grew in later years due to the influence of Sage s like Ramanujar , Surdas , Tulsidas , Tyagaraja , etc. With the entry of other religions into the Indian subcontinent, Hindus became more united and the discriminations of Vaishnavism and Saivism turned more into intellectual arguments rather than mutually exclusive philosophies. In recent years the Bahai movement has incorporated a number of Vaishnava teachings into it's universal religious outlook. VAISHNAVA UPANISHADS Of the 108 Upanishad s of the Muktika , 13 are considered Vaishnava Upanishads. They are listed with their associated Veda (): # (AV) # (AV) # (AV) # (AV) # (SV) # (SV) # (SYV) # (AV) # (AV) # (AV) # (AV) # (AV) # Kali-Santarana Upanishad () (KYV) SEE ALSO
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