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Vaishnavism is one of the branches of Hinduism with followers worshiping lord Vishnu as the greatest or supreme god

Vaishnavism is one of the major branches of Hinduism along with Shaivism, Smartism, and Shaktism. It is focused on the veneration of Vishnu. The principal belief of Vaishnavism is the identification of Vishnu or Narayana as the greatest or supreme god. The followers of Vaishnavism are referred to as Vaishnava(s) or Vaishnavites. Vaishnavas worship the Supreme Lord, Vishnu and his ten incarnations, including Rama and Krishna.

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Do Vaishnavites accept the ancient origin of the Harihara or Sankaranarayana concept?

In this excellent answer Harihara literature Swiftpushkar traces the concept to ancient scriptures. However, in If some of the early Alwars used to consider Venkateswara as Shiva and Vishnu both then what's the proof of it? it is said that By the…
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Was Krishnadeva Raya initiated into Vaishnavism?

Krishnadeva Raya was the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara empire. Wikipedia says that he was initiated into Vaishnavism. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishnadevaraya Krishna Deva Raya was formally initiated into the Vaishnava Sampradaya by…
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What exactly is shuddha sattva according to vaishnavism?

Is there a shuddha rajas and shuddha tamas also? Please explain.
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What is the Vaishnava interpretation of Sri Rudram?

How do Vaishnavas interpret the names of Rudra in connection to Sri Vishnu?
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Could you please let me know, if there are any temples in south India which belong to Nimbarkacharya or Vishnuswamy acharyas sampradayas?

Could you please let me know, if there are any temples in south India, which belong to Nimbarkacharya or Vishnuswamy acharyas sampradayas.
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To whom we contact to do Samashrayanam?

We are Yadhavas in Chennai and like to do Samashrayanam but we don't know to whom can we go , Thenkalai OR Vadakalai, To Sri Vaishnava Acharya or Swayamacharya people. We need guru to teach sahasranamam and other slokas and also like to visit often…
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Which gods do Vaishnavites believe are only positions attained by Jivas due to Karmaphala?

Indra drank Amrita and so he cannot die. How can this be reconciled with "Indra" just being a position? If an Indra or a Brahma dies, would another jiva immediately take that palce? What stops two Jivas attaining one of these positions at the same…
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What proportion of Vishnu temples do not follow any vaishnavite sampradaya and if they do they don't follow any vaishnavite agamas?

We have some Siva Vishnu temples in which both Siva and Vishnu are worshiped. temples like Sankaranarayanan koil have both deities in the sanctum sanctorum. In my town at one of the local hindus temples, the main deity is krishna, but there is a…
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Story of Sharangati

There are two ways to attain Moksha: Practice or take attainment in one own's hand. Surrender or accepting oneself incapable, giving up self striving & surrender the fate to the Lord. Sri Vaishnavism by Ramanujacharya aims at later one as a sole…
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Are there any vaishanava schools that allow occasional meat consumption?

It is believed that orthodox vaishnava path is more rigidly against meat consumption than other sampradayas. I want to know if there is any exception to it. Are there any vaishnava schools that accept occasional non vegetarians ?
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Are Abrahamics Vaishnavas according to Sri Vaishnavism?

Abrahamics (Christians, Muslims, Jews, etc.) worship God. God is the supreme Brahman. According to Vaishnavism, Vishnu is God (Brahman). According to Sri Vaishnavism, a "Bhagavata" or "Vaishnava" is one who worships Bhagavan/Vishnu. So, does this…
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