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4907: 4527: 143: 5044: 4923: 5394:, with little Buddhist flavor. Chapter Four uses Buddhist terminology and incorporates Buddhist doctrines, state both Murti and Richard King, but Vedanta scholars who followed Gaudapada through the 17th century never referenced nor used Chapter Four, they only quote from the first three. The Gaudapada tradition is Vedantin with its foundation of Atman and Brahman, and his doctrines fundamentally different from Buddhism which deny these foundational concepts of Hinduism. 5730:, Cambridge University Press. p. 17. "There Is Also An Important Tradition Of Brahmans Called Smartas, Those Who Follow The Smrti Or Secondary Revelation ..." p. 56. "The Brahmans Who Followed The Teachings Of These Texts Were Known As Smartas, Those Who Followed The Smrtis ..." p. 113. "The Brahmans Who Followed The Puranic Religion Became Known As Smarta, Those Whose Worship Was Based On The Smrtis, Or Pauranika, Those Based On The Puranas." 42: 4197:) are the objects of veneration. The five symbols of the major Gods are placed on a round open metal dish called Panchayatana, the symbol of the deity preferred by the worshiper being in the center. A similar arrangement is also seen in the medieval temples, in which the central shrine housing the principal Deity is surrounded by four smaller shrines containing the figures of the other deities. Some of the Smartas of South India add a sixth god 3729: 411: 4424:, which have been commented on by many Smarta philosophers and scholars. Harikathas, Pravachanams, Upanyasams, and Kalakshepams on these texts are still very popular. The Ramayana is the text of choice for daily devotional reading or Nitya Parayanam for many Smartas and it has pervaded and guided Hindu conscience for centuries. 4104:

of the European discourse about the church and Christian sects. The tradition, states Milner, has roots that emerged sometime between 3rd century BCE and 3rd century CE, likely in response to the growth of Jainism and Buddhism. It reflected a Hindu synthesis of four philosophical strands: Mimamsa, Advaita, Yoga and theism.

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breakdown of the Gupta empire, gifts of virgin waste-land were heaped on brahmanas, to ensure profitable agrarian exploitation of land owned by the kings, but also to provide status to the new ruling classes. Brahmanas spread further over India, interacting with local clans with different religions and ideologies.

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In a more general sense, all Brahmins who do not come from small communities of orthodox Vedic sects are considered Smarta Brahmins. Many orthodox Vedic sects have also turned to temple worship and management, which is considered a Smarta and Agamic tradition. Sri Vaishnava Brahmins sought to combine

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in the North.> He himself Ascended the Savagna peetam in Kanchi, known as Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. Each math was headed by one of his disciples, called Shankaracharya, who each independently continued the Advaita Vedanta Sampradaya. The ten Shankara-linked Advaita monastic orders are distributed as

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After the end of the Gupta Empire and the collapse of the Harsha Empire, power became decentralised in India. Several larger kingdoms emerged, with "countless vasal states". The kingdoms were ruled via a feudal system. Smaller kingdoms were dependent on the protection of the larger kingdoms. With the

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According to Murray Milner Jr., a professor of Sociology, the Smarta tradition refers to "Hindus who tend toward Brahmanical orthodoxy in both thought and behavior". Smartas are usually committed to a "relatively unified Hinduism" and they reject extreme forms of sectarian isolationism, reminiscent

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underwent a radical transformation at the hands of the Purana composers, resulting in the rise of Puranic Hinduism, "which like a colossus striding across the religious firmament soon came to overshadow all existing religions". Puranic Hinduism was a "multiplex belief-system which grew and expanded

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Hiltebeitel situates the origins of the Smarta tradition in the ongoing interaction between the Vedic-Brahmanic tradition and non-Vedic traditions. According to him, a period of consolidation in the development of Hinduism took place between the time of the late Vedic Upanishad (c. 500 BCE) and the

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The emerging self-definitions of Hinduism were forged in the context of continuous interaction with heterodox religions (Buddhists, Jains, Ajivikas) throughout this whole period, and with foreign people (Yavanas, or Greeks; Sakas, or Scythians; Pahlavas, or Parthians; and Kusanas, or Kushans) from

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The emerging pan-Indian nationalism was clearly founded upon a number of cultural movements that, for the most part, reimagined an 'Aryo-centric', neo-brahmanical vision of India, which provided the 'ideology' for this hegemonic project. In the Tamil region, such a vision and ideology was closely

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texts of the period between 200 BCE- 100 CE proclaim the authority of the Vedas, and "nonrejection of the Vedas comes to be one of the most important touchstones for defining Hinduism over and against the heterodoxies, which rejected the Vedas." The Smriti texts interpret the Vedas in a number of

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According to Brouwer, examples of Smarta Visvakarmas include Niligundapanta (traditionally blacksmiths and carpenters), Konnurpanta (all five artisan trades) and Madipattar (goldsmiths). The Smarta & Vaishnava Visvakarmas claim to be Brahmins but were never considered to be Brahmins by the

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Panchayatana puja is a practice that became popular in medieval India, and has been attributed to Adi Shankara. However, archaeological evidence suggests that this practice long predates the birth of Adi Shankara. Many Panchayatana mandalas and temples have been uncovered that are from the

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are treated with the same reverence as the major epics, as also being the chosen texts for daily devotional reading (Parayana grantham). "Sridhariyam" on the Bhagavatham, and "Bhavartha-Dipika" on the Vishnu Purana are well-known commentaries, both by Sridhara

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Many local religions and traditions were assimilated into puranic Hinduism. Vishnu and Shiva emerged as the main deities, together with Sakti/Deva, subsuming local cults, popular totem symbols and creation myths. Rama and Krsna became the focus of a strong

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is considered in this tradition to be a useful symbolism and means for those who are still on their spiritual journey, but the saguna concept is abandoned by the fully enlightened once he or she realizes the identity of their own soul with that of the

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According to Smartism, supreme reality, Brahman, transcends all of the various forms of personal deity. The Smartas follow an orthodox Hindu philosophy, which means they accept the Vedas, and the ontological concepts of Atman and Brahman therein.

7214:, Leiden, Brill, 2003. p. 57. "Initially A Brief Explanation Of The Word Smarta May Be In Order. Smarta Is A Rather Loosely Used Term Which Refers To A Brahmin Who Is An 'Adherent Of The Smrti' And Of The Tradition Which Is 'Based On The Smrti'." 5714:, Leiden, Brill, 2003. p. 57. "Initially A Brief Explanation Of The Word Smarta May Be In Order. Smarta Is A Rather Loosely Used Term Which Refers To A Brahmin Who Is An 'Adherent Of The Smrti' And Of The Tradition Which Is 'Based On The Smrti'." 3920:, of the early medieval Indian society. This Smarta tradition competed with other major traditions of Hinduism such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism. The ideas of Smarta were historically influential, creative with concepts such as of 3974:. The Brahmanas used the Puranas to incorporate those clans into the agrarian society and its accompanying religion and ideology. Local chiefs and peasants were absorbed into the castesystem, which was used to keep "control over the new 3955:. The Puranic corpus is a complex body of materials that advance the views of various competing cults. Flood connects the rise of the written Purana historically with the rise of devotional cults centring upon a particular deity in the 255:

The Smarta tradition developed during (early) Classical Period of Hinduism around the beginning of the Common Era, when Hinduism emerged from the interaction between Brahmanism and local traditions. The Smarta tradition is aligned with

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as it absorbed and synthesized polaristic ideas and cultic traditions". It was distinguished from its Vedic Smarta roots by its popular base, its theological and sectarian pluralism, its Tantric veneer, and the central place of

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tradition, which was based on elaborate rituals and rites. There has been a considerable overlap in the ideas and practices of the Smarta tradition with other significant historic movements within Hinduism, namely

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era (pre-300 CE). The Kushan period set includes Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, Brahma and one deity whose identity is unclear. According to James Harle, major Hindu temples from 1st millennium CE embed the

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Kiyokazu Okita (2010), Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism: Three Medieval Vaishnava Views of Nature and their Possible Ecological Implications, Journal of Vaishnava Studies, Volume 18, Number 2, pages 5-26

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tradition of Hinduism and some of whom may consume non-vegetarian food. The re-marriage of widows is a tradition found among the Smarta Visvakarmas, but has been atypical among Vaishnava Visvakarma.

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Forging a Tamil caste: Maraimalai Adigal (1876-1950) and the discourcse of caste and ritual in colonial Tamilnadu. In: Bergunder e.a. (editors), "Ritual, Caste, and Religion in Colonial South India"

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Medieval era scholars such as Vedanta Desika and Vallabhacharya recognized Smarta as competing with Vaishnavism and other traditions. According to Jeffrey Timm, for example, in verse 10 of the

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literature. In other words, Hindus for the most part pay little more than lip service to the Vedic scriptures. The most important dimensions of being Hindu derive, instead, from the

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follows: Indra Saraswati at Kanchi, Bharati, Puri and Saraswati at Sringeri, Aranya and Vana at Puri, Tirtha and Ashrama at Dwarka, and Giri, Parvata and Sagara at Badrinath.

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The table below gives an overview of the four largest Advaita Mathas founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. However, evidence suggests that Shankara established more

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associated with the Tamil Brahmans and, especially, the Smarta Brahmans who were considered the strongest adherents of the pan-Indian Sanskrit-Brahmanical tradition.

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associated with the Tamil Brahmans and, especially, the Smarta Brahmans who were considered the strongest adherents of the pan-Indian Sanskrit-Brahmanical tradition.

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in Karnataka is the centre of the Smarta sect for its disciples. Puri, Kanchi and Dwaraka Peetams have records of lineage of Sankaracharya since 5th centruty BC.

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states that, "Mutually contradictory conclusions are non-contradictory when they are considered from their respective contexts, like Vaishnava, Smarta, etc."

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Traditionally, Adi Shankara is regarded as the greatest teacher and reformer of the Smarta tradition. According to Hiltebeitel, Adi Shankara established the

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Adi Shankara is one of the leading scholars of the Smarta Tradition, and he founded some of the most famous monasteries in Hinduism. These have hosted the

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Vaitheespara notes the adherence of the Smarta Brahmans to "the pan-Indian Sanskrit-brahmanical tradition" and their influence on pan-Indian nationalism:

5565:, Edited By Shingo Einoo. Tokyo: Institute Of Oriental Culture, University Of Tokyo, 2009. Institute Of Oriental Culture Special Series, 23, pp. 276–277. 4825: 5772: 211:. The Smarta tradition rejects theistic sectarianism, and is notable for the domestic worship of five shrines with five deities, all treated as equal – 3928:(half woman, half man deity), and many of the major scholars of Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, and Bhakti movement came out of the Smarta tradition. 339:). The smriti are a specific body of Hindu texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down but constantly revised, in contrast to 287:

corpus of texts named the Grihya Sutras, in contrast to Shrauta Sutras. Smarta Brahmins, with their focus on the Smriti corpus, are contrasted from

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in a Ganesha-centric panchayatana: Ganesha (centre) with Shiva (top left), Adi Shakti (top right), Vishnu (bottom left), and Surya (bottom right)

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Smarta tradition emerged initially as a synthesis movement to unify Hinduism into a nonsectarian form based on the Vedic heritage. It accepted

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The Smarta Tradition includes temples and monasteries. More Smarta temples are found in West and South India, than in North India.

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literature, which incorporated shramanic and Buddhist influences of the period from about 200 BCE to about 300 CE and the emerging

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traditions and the use of the shramanic and Yogic terminology to spread the Brahmanic idea of living according to one's duty or

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and Gavin Flood locate the origins of the Smarta Tradition in the (early) Classical Period of Hinduism, particularly with the

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texts consisting of the Srautasutras, Grihyasutras and Dharmasutras, many of which were revised well past the Vedic period.(

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literature incorporated shramanic and Buddhist influences of the period from about 200 BC to about AD 300 and the emerging

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the Smarta tradition, Alvar Bhakti, and the Pancharatra traditions. Kashmiri Pandits combine Smarta and Agamic tradition.

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Brahman. The growth of this Smarta Tradition began in the Gupta period (4th–5th century CE), and likely was dominated by

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schools (Mimamsa, Vedanta) with ancient theistic ideas (bhakti, tantric) gave rise to a growth in traditions such as

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Eliott Deutsche (2000), in Philosophy of Religion : Indian Philosophy Vol 4 (Editor: Roy Perrett), Routledge,

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locally for Vedanta studies and its propagation, states Hartmut Scharfe, such as the "four mathas in the city of

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and Sridhara Swami. The Bhagavad Gita exemplifies the "Hindu synthesis" of Brahmanic orthodoxy with the emerging

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philosophy. According to Upinder Singh, the Smarta tradition's religious practice emerged as a transformation of

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Examples of sects that follow the Smarta tradition and Advaita Vedanta, with Shankara as the primary reformer:

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Vaitheespara notes the adherence of the Smarta Brahmans to "the pan-Indian Sanskrit-brahmanical tradition":

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The early medieval Puranas were composed to disseminate religious mainstream ideology among the pre-literate

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Sanderson, Alexis. "The Saiva Age: The Rise And Dominance Of Saivism During The Early Medieval Period". In

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The mathas which Shankara built exist until today, and continue the teachings and influence of Shankara.

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and "that the nature of the world is the four-cornered negation", then "wove into a philosophy of the

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are the central texts of the Advaita Vedanta tradition, providing the truths about the identity of

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as its founder or reformer. Shankara championed the thesis that ultimate reality is impersonal and

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are taken seriously by the overwhelming majority of Hindus, regardless of class or caste identity.

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Hinduism. In: Joseph Kitagawa, "The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture"

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Hinduism. In: Joseph Kitagawa, "The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture"

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period, and one Panchayatana set from the village of Nand (about 24 kilometers from

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texts. The point can also be made in terms of the emerging social reality. Whereas the

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According to Hiltebeitel, "the consolidation of Hinduism takes place under the sign of

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that seals this achievement. The result is a universal achievement that may be called

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William Jackson (1994), Tyāgarāja and the Renewal of Tradition, Motilal Banarsidass,

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to be the supreme God who grants salvation. Similarly, the dualistic subtradition of

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means "Follower Of Smriti". Smarta is especially associated with a "Sect Founded By

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genre of literature. It reflects a synthesis of four philosophical strands, namely

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Smarta Brahmins specialize in the Smriti corpus of texts, are differentiated from

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to the name of the local deity, for example Bhutesvara, Hatakesvara, Chandesvara.

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TRV Murti (1955), The central philosophy of Buddhism, Routledge (2008 Reprint),

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U Murthy (1979), Samskara, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0195610796, p. 150.

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The term "mayavada" is still being used, in a critical way, by the Hare Krshnas.

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In recent times bhakti cults have increasingly become popular with the smartas.

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According to Flood, the Smarta tradition originated with the development of the

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ost of the basic ideas and practices of classical Hinduism derive from the new

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Practically, Adi Shankara Acharya fostered a rapprochement between Advaita and

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founded by Adi Shankara in Karnataka is still the centre of the Smarta sect.

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alone, that were headed by Trotaka, Sureshvara, Hastamalaka and Padmapada".

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systems. They even have a custom of the sacred thread being worn by women.

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philosophy is found. Gaudapada also took over the Buddhist concept of

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Other Advaita Vedanta mathas following Smarta Tradition include:

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A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two (Original: 1950)

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reformed and brought ideas to the movement in the form of the

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tradition into the Brahmanical fold. According to Larson,

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versed in or guided by traditional law and Vedanta doctrine

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Asher, Frederick (1981). Joanna Gottfried Williams (ed.).

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mainstream smarta brahmins of Karnataka and other castes.

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I.B.Tauris. pp. 7–8. 7073:Gerald James Larson (1995). 5953:The encyclopedia of religion 5773:Spoken Sanskrit Dictionary, 5034: 4976:corpus of texts such as the 4024:Shankara and Advaita Vedanta 3669:Hinduism and other religions 2466:Chandrashekarendra Saraswati 353:Recorded in or based on the 302: 46:The five primary deities of 7: 7709:Vaitheespara, Ravi (2010), 7484:An Introduction to Hinduism 7389:, Oxford University Press, 7076:India's Agony Over Religion 6810:William Wainwright (2012), 5728:An Introduction To Hinduism 5403:By contrast, the dualistic 5083: 4957:is also used to classify a 4804: 4790: 4778: 4761: 4747: 4735: 4726: 4714: 4700: 4688: 4671: 4657: 4645: 4634: 4620: 4547: 4490:. 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1855–1862) 138: 137: 118: 117: 113: 112: 102: 101: 97: 96: 82: 81: 77: 76: 70: 69: 65: 64: 58: 57: 53: 52: 45: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7843: 7832: 7829: 7827: 7824: 7822: 7819: 7817: 7814: 7813: 7811: 7802: 7799: 7798: 7790: 7787: 7785: 7782: 7780: 7777: 7776: 7750: 7746: 7740: 7736: 7724: 7722:9783447063777 7718: 7714: 7713: 7707: 7703: 7698: 7694: 7689: 7686: 7680: 7676: 7672: 7668: 7665: 7663:9780852297605 7659: 7655: 7654: 7648: 7644: 7639: 7635: 7630: 7627: 7625:9780823931804 7621: 7617: 7616: 7610: 7607: 7605:9781611640472 7601: 7597: 7596: 7590: 7586: 7581: 7577: 7572: 7568: 7563: 7560: 7558:9781136875977 7554: 7551:, Routledge, 7550: 7549: 7544: 7540: 7537: 7535:9781136875977 7531: 7528:, Routledge, 7527: 7526: 7521: 7517: 7513: 7508: 7504: 7499: 7496: 7494:9780521438780 7490: 7486: 7485: 7479: 7475: 7470: 7467: 7465:9780877790440 7461: 7457: 7456: 7450: 7447: 7441: 7437: 7436: 7430: 7427: 7425:9780141955049 7421: 7417: 7416: 7410: 7406: 7401: 7398: 7396:9780195073492 7392: 7388: 7387: 7382: 7378: 7377: 7365: 7360: 7353: 7348: 7340: 7334: 7330: 7329: 7321: 7319: 7310: 7304: 7300: 7299: 7291: 7289: 7287: 7278: 7272: 7268: 7267: 7259: 7251: 7245: 7241: 7240: 7232: 7225: 7220: 7213: 7207: 7199: 7193: 7188: 7180: 7175:, p. 35. 7174: 7169: 7162: 7158: 7154: 7148: 7140: 7134: 7130: 7123: 7115: 7109: 7105: 7104: 7096: 7088: 7082: 7078: 7077: 7069: 7061: 7055: 7051: 7050: 7042: 7040: 7031: 7025: 7021: 7020: 7012: 7010: 7008: 7000: 6999: 6993: 6986: 6981: 6979: 6970: 6964: 6959: 6952: 6947: 6941:, p. 35. 6940: 6935: 6928: 6923: 6921: 6913: 6908: 6906: 6904: 6896: 6891: 6889: 6881: 6876: 6874: 6872: 6870: 6868: 6866: 6864: 6856: 6852: 6846: 6839: 6835: 6829: 6820: 6813: 6807: 6805: 6795: 6790: 6786: 6782: 6778: 6771: 6762: 6754: 6748: 6744: 6743: 6735: 6728: 6723: 6715: 6709: 6705: 6700: 6699: 6690: 6682: 6680:90-04-06498-2 6676: 6672: 6671: 6663: 6661: 6652: 6648: 6642: 6634: 6628: 6624: 6623: 6615: 6608: 6603: 6596: 6591: 6585:, p. 91. 6584: 6579: 6577: 6569: 6564: 6556: 6550: 6546: 6545: 6537: 6529: 6523: 6519: 6518: 6510: 6502: 6496: 6492: 6491: 6483: 6475: 6469: 6465: 6464: 6456: 6450:, p. 81. 6449: 6444: 6437: 6432: 6425: 6421: 6415: 6413: 6411: 6404: 6403: 6396: 6390: 6389: 6382: 6376: 6375: 6368: 6362: 6361: 6354: 6346: 6341:, p. 64. 6340: 6335: 6333: 6325: 6320: 6313: 6308: 6306: 6304: 6296: 6291: 6289: 6280: 6274: 6269: 6262: 6257: 6255: 6253: 6246:, p. 52. 6245: 6240: 6238: 6236: 6227: 6221: 6216: 6208: 6203:, p. 20. 6202: 6197: 6189: 6183: 6178: 6170: 6165:, p. 19. 6164: 6159: 6157: 6148: 6142: 6137: 6129: 6123: 6118: 6116: 6114: 6105: 6100:, p. 41. 6099: 6098:Michaels 2004 6094: 6086: 6081:, p. 36. 6080: 6075: 6068: 6063: 6057:, p. 20. 6056: 6051: 6049: 6040: 6034: 6030: 6029: 6021: 6019: 6017: 6009: 6004: 5997: 5992: 5990: 5988: 5986: 5978: 5973: 5965: 5959: 5955: 5954: 5946: 5939: 5934: 5932: 5925:, p. 18. 5924: 5919: 5913:, p. 14. 5912: 5907: 5901:, p. 13. 5900: 5895: 5889:, p. 12. 5888: 5883: 5876: 5871: 5864: 5860: 5856: 5850: 5842: 5841: 5833: 5831: 5823: 5818: 5816: 5814: 5812: 5810: 5808: 5800: 5799:0-7190-1867-6 5796: 5792: 5786: 5784: 5777: 5776: 5769: 5767: 5758: 5752: 5748: 5747: 5739: 5737: 5729: 5723: 5721: 5713: 5707: 5700: 5694: 5688:, p. 36. 5687: 5682: 5675: 5671: 5665: 5658: 5654: 5650: 5644: 5642: 5634: 5630: 5624: 5617: 5612: 5610: 5602: 5597: 5595: 5593: 5585: 5581: 5577: 5571: 5564: 5558: 5556: 5548: 5543: 5536: 5531: 5523: 5519: 5513: 5498: 5492: 5488: 5487: 5479: 5477: 5475: 5473: 5471: 5463: 5458: 5456: 5454: 5452: 5442: 5438: 5426: 5422: 5418: 5414: 5410: 5406: 5400: 5393: 5389: 5388:Brahma Sutras 5385: 5381: 5380:Brahma Sutras 5377: 5373: 5370: 5366: 5362: 5359: 5355: 5351: 5347: 5345: 5339: 5333: 5324: 5315: 5312: 5310:to c. 550–850 5309: 5305: 5304:Vamana Purana 5302: 5300:to c. 350–950 5299: 5296: 5293: 5292:Vishnu Purana 5289: 5286: 5283: 5280: 5278:to c. 250–500 5277: 5276:Matsya Purana 5274: 5271: 5268: 5267: 5265: 5264:Wendy Doniger 5260: 5253: 5249: 5245: 5241: 5237: 5233: 5227: 5223: 5214: 5211: 5209: 5206: 5204: 5201: 5200: 5199: 5193: 5192: 5188: 5185: 5183: 5180: 5178: 5175: 5173: 5170: 5168: 5165: 5163: 5160: 5158: 5155: 5153: 5150: 5148: 5145: 5143: 5140: 5138: 5135: 5133: 5130: 5128: 5125: 5123: 5120: 5119: 5115: 5112: 5111: 5107: 5104: 5102: 5099: 5097: 5094: 5092: 5089: 5088: 5080: 5075: 5066: 5057: 5053: 5050:This section 5048: 5045: 5041: 5040: 5032: 5028: 5026: 5022: 5018: 5009: 5005: 5003: 4999: 4998:Sri Vaishnava 4995: 4991: 4987: 4983: 4979: 4975: 4971: 4966: 4964: 4960: 4956: 4945: 4936: 4932: 4929:This section 4927: 4924: 4920: 4919: 4913: 4908: 4891: 4887: 4884: 4881: 4877: 4873: 4870: 4867: 4863: 4860: 4858: 4854: 4850: 4847: 4844: 4840: 4837: 4835: 4831: 4827: 4824: 4823: 4822: 4814: 4812: 4809: 4806: 4802: 4800: 4797: 4794: 4793: 4788: 4785: 4782: 4781: 4776: 4775: 4771: 4769: 4766: 4763: 4759: 4757: 4754: 4751: 4750: 4745: 4742: 4739: 4738: 4733: 4732: 4728: 4724: 4722: 4719: 4716: 4712: 4710: 4707: 4704: 4703: 4698: 4695: 4692: 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