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Hinduism encompasses many movements and schools fairly organized within Hindu sects. A sect is a denomination that shares a common ground of beliefs but embraces many different schools inside its philosophical branches. This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ...
There exist many schools and diverse movements of Hinduism. ...
Basic Overview
Contemporary Hinduism is traditionally divided into four major divisions, Śaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smartism. Aum, a symbol of Hinduism, taken from Dancing with Siva. ...
Shaivism, also Saivism, is a branch of Hinduism that worships Siva as the Supreme God. ...
Shaktism is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Shakti, the Divine Mother, in all of her forms whilst not rejecting the importance of masculine and neuter divinity. ...
Vaishnavism is the branch of Hinduism in which Vishnu or one of his avatars (i. ...
Smartism is a denomination of the religion of Hinduism and is closely affiliated with the Advaita tradition. ...
Hinduism is a very rich and complex religion. Each of its four sects shares rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal Gods with one another, but each sect has a different philosophy on how to achieve life's ultimate goal (mokśa, liberation) and on their views of the Gods. Each sect fundamentally believes in different methods of self-realization and in different aspects of the One Supreme God. However, each sect respects and accepts all others, and conflict of any kind is rare. Among Hindus followers as a whole, there is a strong belief in all paths leading to the One God or the Source, whatever one chooses to call such ultimate Truth. A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval. ...
Belief is assent to a proposition. ...
This article is about a religious term. ...
The word source has more than one meaning: in nature: the Water-source, see well the point of origin of a river; usually at a spring in acoustics: the sound source, mostly as noise, but also as useful music of an orchestra. ...
The presence of different schools and sects within Hinduism should not be viewed as a schism. On the contrary, there is no animosity between the schools. Instead there is a healthy cross-pollination of ideas and logical debate that serves to refine each school's understanding of Hinduism. It is not uncommon, or disallowed, for an individual to follow one school but take the point of view of another school for a certain issue. Hinduism, as most other major religions, has many sects. The most important are listed below.
Vaishnava worship Vishnu and his avatars (especially Rama and Krishna) as the supreme deity. This is the largest Hindu denomination. Vaishnavism is the branch of Hinduism in which Vishnu or one of his avatars (i. ...
For other uses of the name Vishnu, see Vishnu (disambiguation). ...
This article is about a Hindu incarnation of God (i. ...
Lord Krishna Krishna (kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit for black), is, according to common Hindu tradition, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ...
Some Vaishnava groups:
Groups which are Vaishnava, but are not mainstream Vaishnava: Madhavacharya was an exponent of the Advaita school of philosophy in Hinduism. ...
Sri Ramanuja Acharya (1017 - 1137 AD) was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism. ...
Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1531) called his system of thought Shuddhadvaita (pure monism). ...
Gaudiya Vaishnavism is a sect of Hinduism, meaning Bengal Vaishnavism that was founded by Chaitanya. ...
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly called Hare Krishna, is a new religious movement based on Gaudiya, Vaishnavism founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as Prabhupada, in New York in 1966. ...
Swaminarayan (April 2, 1781 - 1830) was born Ghanshyam Maharaj to a brahmin family in the village of Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh. ...
Śaivites are those who primarily worship God Śiva as Supreme God, both Immanent and Transcendent. Shaivism, also Saivism, is a branch of Hinduism that worships Siva as the Supreme God. ...
This article is about the Hindu God. ...
Immanence is a religious and philosophical concept. ...
Transcendental in philosophical contexts In philosophy, transcendental experiences are experiences of an exclusively human nature that are other-worldly or beyond the human realm of understanding. ...
Śaivism is the oldest sect of Hinduism, embracing at the same time Monism and Dualism. It focuses on yoga, meditation and love for all beings. Shaivism, also Saivism, is a branch of Hinduism that worships Siva as the Supreme God. ...
Monism is the metaphysical position that all is of one essential essence, substance or energy. ...
The term dualism is the state of being dual, or having a twofold division. ...
To Saivites God Śiva is both with and without form; He is the Supreme Dancer, Nataraja; He is the linga, without beginning or end. Nataraja Nataraja (literally, The King of Dance) is the dancing posture of Lord Shiva, the aspect of God as the Destroyer in Hinduism. ...
Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) Lingam or Linga is the Sanskrit word for mark. ...
Siddha Yoga is a spiritual group teaching traditional Hindu or yogic practices both in India and notably in the west in a way that is appreciable to Westerners. ...
Virasaivism is a religious movement of Hinduism in India. ...
Shaktas worship Shakti, the divine Mother, in any one, or many of her forms (Kali, Durga, etc.). Shaktism is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Shakti, the Divine Mother, in all of her forms whilst not rejecting the importance of masculine and neuter divinity. ...
This article is about the Hindu religious concept. ...
This article is about the Hindu goddess. ...
A priest worshipping a contemporary idol of Durga, shown riding her lion and attacking the demon Mahisasur. ...
Smartas has free rein to choose whichever Hindu deity they wish to worship. It is a liberal and ecclectic sect. Smartism is a denomination of the religion of Hinduism and is closely affiliated with the Advaita tradition. ...
Newer Denominations
The newest and least numerous denomination are comprised of Balinese Hindus, who make up a sect of Hinduism which once flourished on the nearby island of Java. The formal name of their sect is the Agama Hindu Dharma. Agama Hindu Dharma is the formal name of Hinduism in Indonesia. ...
View of the Puncak area in West Java Java (Indonesian: Jawa) is the most populous of Indonesias islands, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ...
Agama Hindu Dharma is the formal name of Hinduism in Indonesia. ...
External links The Original || Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday || (http://www.swaminarayan.info)
Four sects (http://www.hinduism-today.com/archives/2003/10-12/44-49_four_sects.shtml)
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