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	'''Vaishnavism''' is one of the principal divisions of ]. Its adherents worship ] as the supreme ] or one of his ]s and are principally ] whilst also incorporating elements which could be described as ] in nature. ]s, or ]ers of Vishnu are called Vaishnavites, an English term that originated from ''Vaishnava'' in ], which is the ] form of ''Vishnu''). The ] movement is a modern example of a Vaishnavite organisation.

	==Schools of Vaishnavism==

	Major Vaishnava schools of thought include:

	*] ("qualified nondualism"), espoused by ]; i.e., ].

	*] ("dualism"), espoused by ]

	*], espoused by Sri ] adhered by ]. ] ("Hare Krishnas") is the most well known branch of this school.

	*], espoused by ]

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	==The major schools==
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	Vaishnavas believe that Vishnu-Narayana is the one supreme God and all other gods and creatures are subservient to Him. While many schools like Smartism and Advaitism encourage people to interpret the Vedas philosophically and metaphorically and not too literally, Vaishnavism stresses the literal meaning (''mukhya v{{Unicode\|ṛ}}itti'') as primary and indirect meaning ({{Unicode\|gauṇa vṛitti}}) as secondary: ''{{Unicode\|sākṣhād upadesas tu shrutih}}'' - "The instructions of the shruti-sh{{Unicode\|ā}}stra should be accepted literally, without so-called ''fanciful or allegorical interpretations''." (Jiva Gosvami, ''{{Unicode\|Kṛiṣhna}} Sandarbha'' 29.26-27).

	==The Supreme Godhead==

	The heroes of both the great ] ]s are believed to be incarnations of Lord Vishnu. These epics, the '']'' and the '']'', concern ] and ], respectively. Rama with His named ], brother ] and devotee ] are central characters of Ramayana. Rama and Lakshman are always shown to be ready for battle (with bow and arrow) as it is their ] '']'' to fight.

	==History of Vaishnavism==

	Thanks to ], a set of twelve people who with their ]al ]s spread the sect to the common people, Vaishnavism flourished in ]. Some of the prominent ''azhvars'' are ''Poigaiyazhvar'', ''Peyazhvar'', ''Periyazhvar'', ''Nammazhvar'' and ''Andal''. Vaishnavism grew in later years due to the influence of ]s like ], ], ], ], etc.

	With the entry of other religions into the Indian subcontinent, Hindus became more united and the discriminations of Vaishnavism and ] turned more into intellectual arguments rather than mutually exclusive philosophies.

	==Vaishnava Upanishads==

	Of the 108 ]s of the ], 13 are considered Vaishnava Upanishads.
	They are listed with their associated Veda ({{Unicode\|], ], ], ]}}):
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	#{{IAST\|Nṛsiṃhatāpanī}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Mahānārāyaṇa}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Rāmarahasya}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Rāmatāpaṇi}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Vāsudeva}} (SV)
	#{{IAST\|Avyakta}} (SV)
	#{{IAST\|Tārasāra}} (SYV)
	#{{IAST\|Gopālatāpani}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Kṛṣṇa}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Hayagrīva}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Dattātreya}} (AV)
	#{{IAST\|Gāruḍa}} (AV)
	#] ({{IAST\|Kali}}) (KYV)

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