Vishnuites

He attempted to reconcile the warring Sivites and Vishnuites by combining the worship of Krishna with that of Siva and Parvati.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

As a matter of fact it was found at the census of 1901, that with the exception of a few communities of devotees, all the professed Vishnuites returned themselves by their caste names.

New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments John Morrison

Vishnuites alike, particularly the latter poem, which is held to be directly revealed.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

Christian communities in India were used by the Buddhists to enrich the Buddha legend, just as the Vishnuites built up the legend of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

In time the Vishnuites became divided into two rival schisms: the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

The worshippers of Śiva have in all periods shown less inclination than the Vishnuites to form distinct and separate bodies and the earliest

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

Nâlâyira Prabandham of the Vishnuites, are recited in temples and are boldly stated to be revelations equivalent to the Veda.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

Since in the north he is the author most esteemed by the Vishnuites, it would be a paradox to refuse him that designation, but his teaching is not so much that Vishṇu is the Supreme Being who becomes incarnate in Râma, as that Râma, and more rarely Hari and Vâsudeva, are names of the

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

His philosophy was more decidedly monistic than is usual among Vishnuites, and Indian monism has generally taught that, as the soul and God are one in essence, the soul should realize this identity and renounce the pleasures of the senses.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

The Śivaites are more united than the Vishnuites (whose many divisions and conspicuous sectarian marks attract attention) and are found chiefly among the upper classes and among ascetics, but perhaps there is much truth in an opinion which I once heard expressed by a Tamil

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896