Gaudiya Vaishnavism from Brahma Deva.
Main teacher is Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.Sri Vaishnavism from Laxmi Devi.
Main teacher is Ramunja Acharya.Pusti Marg Vaishnavism from Rudra Deva.
Main teacher is Vallabhacharya.Certain Vrindavan Vaishnavism from 4 Kumar's.
It's called by different names..
Vaishnavism is the largest sect in the world, and its adherents worship Vishnu the preserver, whether in his original form or as the youthful Krishna, and often worship his consort Lakshmi as well.
Vaishnavas believe Vishnu is the original creator, even creating the creator god Brahma..
Vaishnavism is centered on the devotion of Vishnu and his avatars.
According to Schweig, it is a "polymorphic monotheism, i.e. a theology that recognizes many forms (ananta rupa) of the one, single unitary divinity," since there are many forms of one original deity, with Vishnu taking many forms..
noun.
Vaish\xb7na\xb7va ˈvīsh-nə-və : a worshipper of Vishnu in any of his forms or incarnations..
Vaishnavism is centered on the devotion of Vishnu and his avatars.
According to Schweig, it is a "polymorphic monotheism, i.e. a theology that recognizes many forms (ananta rupa) of the one, single unitary divinity," since there are many forms of one original deity, with Vishnu taking many forms..
For Vaishnavas, absolute reality (brahman) is manifested in Vishnu, who in turn is incarnated in Rama, Krishna, and other avatars; the ten primary avatars of Vishnu are called the Dashavatara.
Through his avatars, Vishnu defends traditional righteousness in keeping with the moral law (dharma)..
Hindus believe that all matter will go through different stages, known as the Tri-guna close Tri-gunaAccording to Hindus, the different stages matter goes through..
This is the idea that everything is created, remains in existence and then is destroyed..
Hindu Texts
While there is no mention of Kalki in the Vedic literature, the epithet "Kalmallkinam", meaning "Brilliant Remover Of Darkness", is found in the Vedic Literature for Rudra(later Shiva), has been interpreted to be "Forerunner Of Kalki".
Kalki appears for the first time in the great war epic Mahabharata.
The mention of Kalki in the Mahabharata occurs.
The name Kalki is derived from Kal, which means "time" (Kali Yuga).
The original term may have been Kalki (white, from the horse) which morphed into Kalki.
This proposal is supported by two versions of Mahabharatamanuscripts (e.g. the G3.6 manuscript) that have been found, where the Sanskrit verses name the incarnation to be karki.
The ancient emergence of Vaishnavism is unclear, and broadly hypothesized as a fusion of various regional non-Vedic religions with Vishnu.
A merger of several popular non-Vedic theistic traditions, particularly the Bhagavata cults of Vāsudeva-krishna and Gopala-Krishna, and Narayana, developed in the 7th to 4th century BCE.
Vaishnava theology has been a subject of study and debate for many devotees, philosophers and scholars within India for centuries.
Vaishnavism has its own academic wing in University of Madras - Department of Vaishnavism.
Kalki ( Sanskrit:
He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of existence ( Krita) in Vaishnava cosmology.
The end of the Kali Yuga states this will usher in the new epoch of Satya Yuga in the cycle of existence, until the Mahapralaya (dissolution of the universe).
