Vishnuism

[vish-noo-iz-uhm]

noun

1. a less common variant of Vaishnavism.

Example Sentences

By his side in this later time stands his rival Çiva, the chief figure in a sect or system which shared with Vishnuism the devotion of the later Hindus.

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He, however, admitted only the higher castes into his order, and cannot therefore be considered as the founder of the liberalising principle of Vishnuism.

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The resemblances to Christianity in Vishnuism are on a larger scale than the corresponding phenomena in Sivaism.

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We can write about Vishnuism and Śivaism as if they were different religions and this, though incomplete, is not incorrect.

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Any historical treatment of Hinduism inevitably makes Vishnuism seem more prominent than other sects, for it offers more events to record.

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