Sampradayas (सम्प्रदायाः) - Revision history

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	The Hindus are divided into three great classes, viz., '''Vaishnavas''' who worship the Lord as Vishnu; '''Saivas''' who worship the Lord as Siva; and '''Saktas''' who adore Devi or the Mother aspect of the Lord. In addition, there are the Sauras, who worship the Sun-God; Ganapatyas who worship Ganesa as supreme; and Kaumaras who worship Skanda as the Godhead.		The Hindus are divided into three great classes, viz., '''Vaishnavas''' who worship the Lord as Vishnu; '''Saivas''' who worship the Lord as Siva; and '''Saktas''' who adore Devi or the Mother aspect of the Lord. In addition, there are the Sauras, who worship the Sun-God; Ganapatyas who worship Ganesa as supreme; and Kaumaras who worship Skanda as the Godhead.
		+	In this article, the term Godhead is used in the same spirit as "Bhagwaan” or "Parabrahman", intrinsic aspect of God analogous to waterness in water.

	== THE VAISHNAVAS ==		== THE VAISHNAVAS ==

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 Hindu theology can be considered as the study and doctrine of the worship and adoration of six forms of the Godhead as Ganesa, Devi (Durga, Lakshmi, Sarasvati), Siva, Vishnu, Surya and Skanda. These aspects of divine worship are known as Shanmatas or the sixfold religious practice of the Hindus.<ref name=":0">Swami Sivananda, All About Hinduism, Page 157-170</ref>The term Hinduism is most elastic. It includes a number of sects and cults, allied, but different in many important points. Hinduism has, within its fold, various schools of Vedanta; Vaishnavism, Saivism, Saktism, etc. It has various cults and creeds. It is more a League of Religions than a single religion with a definite creed.<ref name=":0" />
-Swami Sivananda says that diverse sects and creeds are a credit to Hinduism. There are various types of minds and temperaments and so there are various faiths. This is the cardinal tenet of Hinduism. It prescribes spiritual food for everybody, according to his qualification and growth. All diversities are organised and united in the body of Hinduism. It provides food for reflection for different types of thinkers and philosophers all over the world. What appeals to one may not appeal to another, and what is easy for one may be difficult for another. Hence the need for different standpoints.
+Swami Sivananda says that diverse sects and creeds are a credit to Hinduism. There are various types of minds and temperaments and so there are various faiths. This is the cardinal tenet of Hinduism. It prescribes adhyatmik food for everybody, according to his qualification and growth. All diversities are organised and united in the body of Hinduism. It provides food for reflection for different types of thinkers and philosophers all over the world. What appeals to one may not appeal to another, and what is easy for one may be difficult for another. Hence the need for different standpoints.
 The Rig-Veda declares: एकं सत विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति (Truth is one; sages call it by various names—Ekam Sat Viprah Bahudha Vadanti_
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 Adi Sankaracharya, an eminent exponent of Kevala Advaita philosophy, established four Mutts—one at Sringeri, another at Dvaraka, a third at Puri and a fourth at Joshi-Mutt in the Himalayas, on the way to the Badarinarayana shrine. Sri Sankara had four Sannyasin disciples, viz., Suresvara, Padmapada, Hastamalaka and Totaka. Suresvara was in charge of Sringeri Mutt, Padmapada was in charge of Puri Mutt, Hastamalaka was in charge of Dvaraka Mutt and Totaka was in charge of Joshi-Mutt.
-# The Sannyasins of Sringeri Mutt, the spiritual descendants of Sri Sankara and Suresvaracharya, have three names, viz., '''Sarasvati, Puri and Bharati'''.
+# The Sannyasins of Sringeri Mutt, the adhyatmik descendants of Sri Sankara and Suresvaracharya, have three names, viz., '''Sarasvati, Puri and Bharati'''.
 # The Sannyasins of the Dvaraka Mutt have two names, viz., '''Tirtha and Asrama'''
 # The Sannyasins of the Puri Mutt have two names, viz., '''Vana and Aranya'''

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 === Vallabhacharins or Krishna Sampradayins<ref name=":0" /> ===
-The Vallabhacharins form a very important sect in Bombay, Gujarat and the Central India. Their founder Vallabhacharya was born in 1479. Vallabhacharya propounded the '''Shuddhadvaita school''' of Vedanta Darsana. The Vallabhacharins worship Krishna, as Bala-Gopala. Their idol is one representing Krishna in his childhood till his twelfth year. The Gosains or teachers are family men. The eight daily ceremonials for God in the temples are Mangala, Sringara, Gvala, Raja Bhoga, Utthapana, Bhoga, Sandhya, and Sayana. All these represent various forms of adoration of God.
+The Vallabhacharins form a very important sect in Bombay, Gujarat and the Central India. Their founder Vallabhacharya was born in 1479. Vallabhacharya propounded the '''Shuddhadvaita school''' of Vedanta Darsana. The Vallabhacharins worship Krishna, as Bala-Gopala. Their murti or vigraha is one representing Krishna in his childhood till his twelfth year. The Gosains or teachers are family men. The eight daily ceremonials for God in the temples are Mangala, Sringara, Gvala, Raja Bhoga, Utthapana, Bhoga, Sandhya, and Sayana. All these represent various forms of adoration of God.
 The mark on the forehead consists of two red perpendicular lines meeting in a semicircle at the root of the nose and having a round spot of red between them. The necklace and rosary are made of the stalk of the Tulasi (holy Basil). The great authority of the sect is the Srimad-Bhagavata as explained in the Subodhini, the commentary thereon of Vallabhacharya. One of the important centres of this sect is Sri Nathdvara.
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 === Brahma Samajists ===
-The Brahma Samaj was founded originally by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, early in the nineteenth century. The Brahma Samajists do not perform idol-worship. Keshab Chandra Sen introduced some changes in the year 1860. There are now two branches within the Samaj, viz., Adi Brahma Samaj which holds to the tenets laid down by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Sadharana Brahma Samaj which is a little modern and which follows Keshab Chandra Sen more closely. The Samaj has followers in Bengal.
+The Brahma Samaj was founded originally by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, early in the nineteenth century. The Brahma Samajists do not perform murti or vigraha-worship. Keshab Chandra Sen introduced some changes in the year 1860. There are now two branches within the Samaj, viz., Adi Brahma Samaj which holds to the tenets laid down by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Sadharana Brahma Samaj which is a little modern and which follows Keshab Chandra Sen more closely. The Samaj has followers in Bengal.
 === Dasnama Sannyasins ===

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 === Ramanandis<ref name=":0" /> ===
-The followers of Ramananda are called Ramanandis. They are found mostly in the north. They are branch of the Ramanuja sect (Ramananda was a disciple of Ramanuja). They offer their worship to Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman. He stayed in Varanasi during the beginning of fourteenth century. The favourite work is Bhakti Mala. Their sectarian marks are like those or the Ramanujas. The Vairagees are the ascetics among Ramanandis.
+The followers of Shri Ramananda are called Ramanandis. Ramananda was a disciple of Ramanuja, who propounded the Visistadvaita school of Vedanta Darsana.
 === Vallabhacharins or Krishna Sampradayins<ref name=":0" /> ===

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 Gorakhnath was a contemporary of Kabir. He is regarded as the incarnation of Lord Siva. He calls himself as the son of Matsyendranath and grandson of Adinath. There is a temple of Gorakhnath at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Bhartrihari was a disciple of Gorakhnath. Goraksha-Sataka, Goraksha-Kalpa and Goraksha-Nama were written by Gorakhnath. They are in Sanskrit. The followers of Gorakhnath are usually called '''Kanphatas''', because their ears are bored and rings are inserted in them, at the time of their initiation. They worship Lord Siva.
-NIMBARKA SAMPRADAYIS AND RAMANUJA SAMPRADAYIS
+=== Parinami Sect ===
+Sri Pirannath is the founder of this sect. He was born in 1675 at Jamnagar, district Rajkot, in Kathiawar. He was the Divan of Raja Jam Jasa. The followers are to practise Ahimsa, Satya and Daya—non-violence, truthfulness and compassion. They study the sacred book, Kul Jam Svarup or Atma Bodha in Hindi, which contains teachings of Sri Pirannath. it contains 18,000 Chaupais. They worship Bal-Krishna i.e. Krishna as a small lad. The followers are found mostly in Punjab, Gujarat, Assam, Nepal and Mumbai. There are two mutts or monasteries—one at Jamnagar and the other at Pamna.
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 The '''Dandi''' sannyasins, who hold staff in their hands, belong to the order of Sri Sankara. '''Paramahamsa''' Sannyasins do not hold staff. They freely move about as itinerant monks. '''Avadhutas''' are naked Sannyasins. They do not keep any property with them. The Sannyasins of the Ramakrishna Mission belong to the order of Sri Sankara. They have the name Puri. Then, there are Akhada Sannyasins, viz., Niranjani Akhada and Jhuna Akhada. They belong to the order of Sri Sankara.
-SAIVAS
+== Other Sanyasi Sects<ref name=":0" /> ==
 In South India, there are Tamil Sannyasins who belong to the Kovilur Mutt, Thiruvavaduthurai and Dharmapuram Adhinams. They do not belong to the Sri Sankara order. They are Saivas.
-NAGAS
+=== Nagas ===
+Nagas are Saiva Sannyasins. They remain in a naked state. They smear their bodies with ashes. They have beard and matted locks.
 Guru Nanak's order of ascetics are called Udasis. They correspond to Sannyasins and Vairagis. They are indifferent to the sensual pleasures of this world (Udasina). Hence they are called Udasis.
-VAIRAGIS Vairagi is one who is devoid of passion. Vaira,,, are Vaishnavas. They worship Lord Rama, Sita. at Hanuman. They read the Ramayana of Tulasiclas. mendicant Vaishnavas of the Rama,nandi class art. th:. Vairagis. This ascetic order was instituted by sri Ananda, the twelfth disciple of Ramananda.
+=== Vairagis ===
+Vairagi is one who is devoid of passion. Vairagis are Vaishnavas. They worship Lord Rama, Sita and Hanuman. They read the Ramayana of Tulasidas. The mendicant Vaishnavas of the Ramanandi class are the Vairagis. This ascetic order was instituted by Sri Ananda, the twelfth disciple of Ramananda.
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+=== Rama Sanehis ===
-P this are of three classes, viz., the Viraktas who are bareheaded and have one cloth and one water-pot, the Na gas who carry arms and who are regarded as soldiers 01 the Vistar Dhans who do the avocations of ordinanr life.
+=== Kabir Panthis ===
-The Dadu Panthis are numerous in Mar-war and Ajmer. Their chief place of worship is at Naraina, which is near Sambhur and Jaipur. Passages from the Kabir writings are inserted in their religious scriptures.
+=== Dadu Panthis ===
-GORAKHNATH PANTHIS
+The Dadu Panthis are numerous in Marwar and Ajmer. Their chief place of worship is at Naraina, which is near Sambhur and Jaipur. Passages from the Kabir writings are inserted in their religious scriptures.
-Gorakhnath was a contemporary of Kabir. He is regarded as the incarnation of Lord Siva. He calls himself as the son of Matsyendranath and grandson of Adinath. There is a temple of Gorakhnath at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Bhartrihari was a disciple of Gorakhnath. Goraksha-Sataka, Goraksha-Kalpa and Goraksha-Nama were written by Gorakhnath. They are in Sanskrit. The followers of Gorakhnath are usually called Kanphatas, because their ears are bored and rings are inserted in them, at the time of their initiation. They worship the Lord Siva.
+=== Gorakhnath Panthis ===
 NIMBARKA SAMPRADAYIS AND RAMANUJA SAMPRADAYIS