- Vaishnava
- Vaishnava Vaish"na*va (v[imac]sh"n[.a]*v[.a]), n. [Skr. vaish[.n]ava.] (Hindu Myth.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations. [1913 Webster]
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Vaishnava — [vīsh′nə və] n. [Sans vaiṣṇava, of Vishnu, after Viṣṇu,VISHNU] in Hinduism, a devotee of Vishnu … English World dictionary
Vaishnava — Le Vaishnava ou Vaiṣṇava (Sanskrit en devanāgarī : वैष्णव)[1] est la dévotion de Vishnu comme dieu suprême, l une des plus importantes expressions spirituelles de l hindouisme avec le shivaïsme. Plus généralement, Vaishnava est le nom des… … Wikipédia en Français
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Vaishnava — Madhva, wichtiger vishnuitischer Philosoph des 13. Jh. Vishnuismus ist eine der drei Hauptrichtungen des Hinduismus (neben Shivaismus und Shaktismus) die Vishnu als höchstes Allwesen annimmt. Ihm sind hier alle anderen Götter untergeordnet und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vaishnava-Sahajiya — is a form of tantric Vaishnavism that originated in Bengal from the 16th century. Vaishnava Sahajiya is generally considered as a left handed path (Sanskrit: vāmācāra ) and heterodox (Sanskrit: nāstika ) to vedic injunction, though followers… … Wikipedia
Vaishnava Center for Enlightenment — The Vaishnava Center for Enlightenment (founded 1994) is an organization based in East Lansing, Michigan. It is a signatory to a wide range of public resolutions and petitions and works towards creating awareness on certain issues. The centre has … Wikipedia
Vaishnava — Vaishnavism, n. /vuysh neuh veuh/, n. Hinduism. a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu. * * * … Universalium
Vaishnava — Vai|shna|va [ vaiʃnava] <aus sanskr. vaiṣṇavá »Verehrer des Wischnu«> svw. ↑Waischnawa … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Vaishnava — Hindu devotee of Vishnu … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
vaishṇavá — वैष्णव … Indonesian dictionary
