Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who worships Vishnu.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Literally, a worshiper of Vishnu.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Hindu Myth.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
Hindu worshipper of the godVishnu in any of hisincarnations .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun worshipper of Vishnu
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Others utilize Hindu, specifically Vaishnava, theology to reconfigure Christmas to be a Hindu tradition. ...
Deepak Sarma: Diaspora Hinduism and the December Dilemma Deepak Sarma 2011
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"This Vaishnava sadhu has written sacred text, likely a mantra or hymn, across his face."
Religious Experiences William Meyers 2011
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Thomas Kelly The holy man pictured here wears signature Vaishnava symbols: three vertical stripes coming together at the bridge of the nose as well as similar patterns on the arms.
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Here is Lata Mangeshkar singing Vaishnava Jan To, and here are the lyrics and translation.
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We are given introductions to the Vedas, the Upanishads, the great Epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the later classical age of ancient literature including the poetry of Kalidasa, various philosophical writings of the Middle Ages, the religious poetry of the Puranas, the yogic and spiritual texts of the Tantras, Vaishnava poetry, and others.
Archive 2009-05-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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We are given introductions to the Vedas, the Upanishads, the great Epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the later classical age of ancient literature including the poetry of Kalidasa, various philosophical writings of the Middle Ages, the religious poetry of the Puranas, the yogic and spiritual texts of the Tantras, Vaishnava poetry, and others.
India has been and is one of the greatest civilizations of the world Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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There are many references to the significance of the Rakhi festival in Vaishnava Theology.
Archive 2009-08-01 photographerno1 2009
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One Vaishnava saint, Bhaktivinode Thakura elaborates on these motivations: Those who take to worship of the Lord out of bhaya, äshä or kartavya- buddhi are not on such a pure level.
TEXAS FAITH: Does materialism compromise the holiday season? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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The song widely practices by the non-violence stock believers particularly the follower of Choitonno Dev, an ascetic Vaishnava monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal and Orissa.
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He helped me understand and even appreciate my own parents/ elders in their Bhakti/ Vaishnava approach.
Jeerleaders: Rich, Ulrich, Ned Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
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