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the
Vachanamrut, Gunatitanand Swami's followers recorded his teachings, which were compiled in his lifetime and reviewed by Gunatitanand Swami himself. These teachings were first published by Balmukund Swami in 5 chapters and then 7 chapters by Krishnaji Ada. The text consists of approximately 1,478 excerpts taken from Gunatitanand Swami's sermons. In his teachings, he reflects on the nature of human experience and offers thoughts on how one ought to frame the intentions with which they act in this world, while also elaborating on Swaminarayan's supremacy, the importance of the sadhu, and the means for attaining liberation. Often, Gunatitanand Swami elaborates upon topics or passages from the Vachanamrut, which lends the text to be considered a 'natural commentary' on the Vachanamrut within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. In addition, he often made references to other Hindu texts, parables, and occurrences in daily life in order not only to explain spiritual concepts, but also to provide guidance on how to live them.
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bear any scarcities of food or clothing in place of any followers. In the initial years of the sampradaya, Swaminaryan maintained almshouses throughout
Gujarat and directed swamis to maintain the almshouses even under the threat of physical injury by opponents. During a particularly harsh famine in 1813–14, Swaminarayan himself collected and distributed grains to those who were suffering, and he had step wells and water reservoirs dug in various villages. He codified devotees' engagement with humanitarian service in the Shikshapatri, instructing followers to help the poor and those in need during natural disasters, to establish schools, and to serve the ill, according to their ability.
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mitigated his appearing unknown, made
Sahajanand's aims seem less drastic, and contributed to advancing his local influence in with an aura of rootedness. By identifying with the widely-recognised Pustimarg in the course of worshipping Krsna the Svaminarayan foundation could be related to an identifiable, solidified ethos. Particularly, assimilation would be achieved more effortlessly with the adoption of select Pustimarg symbols. And yet, this would not require the sacrifice of core ideas or independence."
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consequences such as the reinforcement of caste identities." Mangalnidhidas states that, in the early years of the
Swaminarayan Sampradaya, high-caste Hindus criticized Swaminarayan for his teachings, inclusiveness, and practices that undermined caste-based discrimination, and argues that, overall, Swaminarayan's followers, practices and teachings helped reduce the oppressive nature of caste-based customs prevalent in that era and drew individuals of lower strata towards the Swaminarayan sampraday.
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Sajahanand, and "the chief ascetics had been given the authority to perform the primary rituals of the group, including the initiation of sadhus," and "this authority had not been revoked when the acharyas were appointed." They furthermore argue that those who life a strictly virtuous life are the ones worthy of inheritance. According to
Williams, "he emphasis is on the spiritual lineage rather than the hereditary lineage, and the claim is that the one who observes the rules should be the acharya."
3742:. Consisting of 8,536 couplets, this biography serves as a record of Swaminarayan's life and teachings. The Harililamrut is a longer biographical text in verse written by Dalpatram and published in 1907. The Harilila Kalpataru a 33,000-verse Sanskrit biographical text, was written by Achintyanand Brahmachari, at the suggestion of Gunatitanand Swami. These and many other sacred biographies complement the theological texts, insofar as their incidents serve as practical applications of the
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Ramanand. While the Krishna-iconography in the original temples, as well as the Vachanamritam and the Shikshapatri, reflect a belief in Krishna as Purushottam, as early as 1804, Sahajanand Swami himself was described as the manifestation of God, and over his life, he would be worshipped as God by thousands of followers. Nevertheless, according to Kim in the original sampradaya Sahajanand Swami is not "necessarily" regarded as Purushottam.
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called a
Vachanamrut. Swaminarayan delivered these discourses in Gujarati between the years of 1819–1829, and his senior disciples noted his teachings while they were delivered and compiled them during Swaminarayan's lifetime. In this scripture, Swaminarayan gives his interpretation of the classical Hindu texts, which includes five eternal entities: jiva, ishwar, maya, Aksharbrahman, Parabrahman. He also describes the ultimate goal of life, moksha (
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4611:"Within philosophy, just as Śrī Śaṅkara's Vedānta is identified as the Advaita Darśana, Śrī Rāmānuja's Vedānta is identified as the Viśiṣṭādvaita Darśana, Śrī Madhva's Vedānta is identified as the Dvaita Darśana, Śrī Vallabha's Vedānta is identified as the Śuddhādvaita Darśana, and others are respectively known; it is in every way appropriate to identify Sri Svāminārāyaṇa's Vedānta by the title: Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana."
4620:"Professor Ashok Aklujkar said Just as the Kashi Vidvat Parishad acknowledged Swaminarayan Bhagwan's Akshar-Purushottam Darshan as a distinct darshan in the Vedanta tradition, we are honored to do the same from the platform of the World Sanskrit Conference Professor George Cardona "This is a very important classical Sanskrit commentary that very clearly and effectively explains that Akshar is distinct from Purushottam."
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3995:, a humanitarian services wing of the Baps, engages in medical, educational, and disaster relief efforts. The Gunatit Samaj also hosts medical camps, provides educational services, healthcare, and other social services in India. The Swaminarayan Gadi (Maninagar) diocese primarily hosts health camps and other social services in the UK, Africa and North America. SVG Charity, a subsidiary of the
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was acting on the organization's behalf, led a number of young women to renounce their families and join his ashram under his leadership. After
Dadubhai's death in 1986, an ascetic named Hariprasad Swami became the leader of the Yogi Divine Society. Yogi Divine Society became known as the Gunatit Samaj and consists of several wings: namely, YDS, The Anoopam Mission, and The Gunatit Jyot.
4301:, p. 208: "The original Ahmedabad and Vadtal dioceses value the Lekh, where as those groups that emphasis the authority of the sadhus over the acharya and different lineages of gurus downplay or ignore the lekh as simply an administrative document for temporary application and not as sacred scripture. Baps emphasizes the Swamini Vato, which contains the sayings of Gunatitanand."
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3676:, Swaminarayan encouraged the creation of a scriptural tradition specific to the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, as part of the institutionalization of his charisma. Along with theological texts with revelatory status, the genres of textual production in the Swaminarayan Sampradaya include sacred biographies, ethical precepts, commentaries, and philosophical treatises.
3272:, who is Purushottam, can only be reached through contact with Purushottam, in the form of the guru, the abode of god. For the BAPS, by associating with and understanding that Aksharbrahman guru, alternatively referred to as the Satpurush, Ekantik Bhakta or Ekantik Sant, spiritual seekers can transcend the influences of maya and attain spiritual perfection.
4289:, and Siddhant paksh, which is led by Ajendraprasad Pande. Gujarat high court has stayed the Nadiad court order removing Ajendraprasad until a final verdict is reached. He is restrained from enjoying the rights of acharya during the proceedings. Dev paksh, governing the Vadtal temple trust, has appointed Rakeshprasad to act and officiate as acharya.
3839:, an ordained monk of BAPS. It is a five-volume work written in Sanskrit and published between 2009 and 2012. The format and style of exegesis and argument conform with the classical tradition of Vedanta commentarial writing. In more than two thousand pages, the commentator Bhadreshdas Swami, offers detailed interpretations of the principal ten
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manifestation of
Purushottam, the supreme person himself." These other manifestations of God, of which Rama and Krishna are two examples, are known as avatars, and according to Paramtattvadas Purushottam (or God) is believed to be "metaphysically different" from them and their cause, the avatarin, whom Swaminarayan revealed as himself.
2459:). Swaminarayan was criticized for receiving large gifts from his followers after renouncing the world and assuming leadership of the fellowship. Swaminarayan responded that he accepts gifts because "it was appropriate for the person to give" and to satisfy the devotion of his followers but he does not seek it out of personal desire.
2879:." According to the BAPS, Swaminarayan identified Gunatitanand Swami as the first successor in this lineage. For the sadhus of the Vadtal diocese, the idea that Swaminarayan had appointed Gunatitanand as his spiritual successor was a heretical teaching, and they "refused to worship what they considered to be a human being."
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caste-based discrimination, which lead to criticism and opposition from high-caste Hindus. While
Sahajanand's ethical reforms have been regarded as a protest against immoral Pushtimarg practices, Sahajanand was in fact influenced by and positive towards Vallabha and other Vaisnava-traditions, and he incorporated elements of
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3479:, also known as atmans, are distinct, eternal entities, composed of consciousness that can reside in bodies, animating them. The jiva is inherently pure and flawless, though under the influence of maya, jivas falsely believe themselves to be the bodies they inhabit and remain bound to the cycle of transmigration.
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village communities", and poverty spread. According to Hardiman, Sahajanand's pacifist approach to community re-organization and reaching out to the lowest classes of his day found support with the British rulers, but it also furthered their exploitation by the British, the local moneylenders and richer farmers.
3452:); and 4) the Aksharbrahman Guru, who serves as the manifest form of God on earth. In the BAPS, the gurus is the ideal devotee and Aksharbrahman Guru through whom God guides aspirants to moksha. This further interpretation of Akshar is one of the features that distinguishes Swaminarayan's theology from others.
3197:) at the mandir (temple), in which scriptural discourses geared towards personal and spiritual growth occur. According to the BAPS, in the Vachanamrut Swaminarayan explains that adhering to the Aksharbrahman Guru's commands is commensurate with perfectly embodying gnan—that is, realizing oneself as the atman.
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is dispassion for worldly objects. Swaminarayan Hindus cultivate vairagya through practices like fasting on Ekadashi days, two of which occur every month, and observing extra fasts, during the holy months of Chaturmas (a period of four months between July and October) Vairagya is realized by adhering
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Vadtal I-18.4 and in other scriptures, Swaminarayan signifies the importance of Dharmakul (family of Dharmadev, Swaminarayan's father), and states that those who know him to be their deity and desire moksha shall follow only the Swaminarayan Sampraday under the leadership of the acharyas which he has
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In the first fifteen years of his leadership, until the arrival of the British colonizers in Gujarat, Swaminarayan's ministry "faced great opposition," and a number of attempts at his life, "by both religious and secular powers," are reported. Swaminarayan accepted people from all castes, undermining
3024:(philosophy) and used to set apart Swaminarayan's teachings from other Vedanta traditions. While the Vadtal Mandir states that "Swaminarayan propagated a philosophy called Vishistadvaita," a number of BAPS-swamis argue that Swaminarayan's teachings are a distinct system within the Vedanta-tradition.
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According to the Vadtal branch, "Gopalanand Swami was the chief ascetic disciple of Sajahanand," and "the acharyas have the sole authority to initiate sadhus and to install images in the temples." According to the BAPS, the largest Swaminarayan offshoot, Gunatitanand Swami was appointed successor of
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Consequently, various denominations of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya currently engage in humanitarian service at a global scale. ISSO Seva, a subsidiary of the Ahmedabad diocese, is involved in disaster relief, food and blood donation drives in the United States and providing accessible healthcare in
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In addition to his efforts in social reform, Swaminarayan was instrumental in providing humanitarian aid to the people of Gujarat during turbulent times of famine. When given the opportunity to receive two boons from his guru, Swaminarayan asked to receive any miseries destined for followers and to
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The Swaminarayan Bhashyam has led to some recognition for Swaminarayan's Akshar-Purushottam distinction as a distinct view within Vedanta. The Shri Kashi Vidvat Parishad, an authoritative council of scholars of Vedic dharma and philosophy throughout India, stated in a meeting in Varanasi on 31 July
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The Shikshapatri is a composition of 212 Sanskrit verses believed to be authored by Swaminarayan and completed in 1826. As an 'epistle of precepts,' the verses primarily communicate the Swaminarayan Sampradaya's moral injunctions for devotees which should be read daily. Swaminarayan states that the
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Most followers, including the BAPS, take a third stance, that "Swaminarayan is the single, complete manifestation of Purushottam, the supreme god, superior to all other manifestations of god, including Rama and Krishna." He was thus "not a manifestation of Krishna, as some believed," but "the full
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The Yogi Divine Society (YDS) was established in 1966, by Dadubhai Patel and his brother, Babubhai after they were excommunicated from BAPS by Yogiji Maharaj. The brothers were expelled after it was discovered that Dadubhai illicitly collected and misappropriated funds and, falsely claiming that he
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His followers, particularly his ascetics, also faced harassment. Swaminarayan's ascetics, who were easily identifiable, had to refrain from retaliation and angry responses. To help them escape such harassment, at 30 June 1807 Swaminarayan ordained 500 swamis into the highest state of asceticism as
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Shruti Patel (2017): "it is probable that Sahajanand did not possess the means by which to initiate his views and have them or him be seamlessly accepted in western India at the outset of the century. For this reason, first incorporating common and observable aspects of Vaishava culture would have
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in 1947, in order to be exempted from the Bombay Harijan Temple Entry Act of November 1947, which made it illegal for any temple to bar its doors to the previously outcaste communities, the Nar Narayan diocese went to court to claim that they were not 'Hindus', but members of an entirely different
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During Swaminarayan's time, the oppressive nature of caste-based customs, like endogamy, dress codes, and commensality, pervaded many aspects of society. Religious groups and other institutions often regulated membership based on caste, and Swaminarayan too supported the caste system. According to
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over the course of his forty-year ministry, which is valued by the BAPS. He was one of Swaminarayan's foremost disciple, and according to the BAPS and some denominations of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, he was the first manifestation of Swaminarayan in a lineage of Aksharbrahman Gurus. Similarly to
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As followers believe Swaminarayan to be God, the Vachanamrut is considered a direct revelation of God and thus the most precise interpretation of the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and other important Hindu scriptures. This scripture is read by followers regularly and discourses are conducted daily in
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The Vachanamrut, literally the 'immortalizing ambrosia in the form of words', is the fundamental text for the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, containing Swaminarayan's interpretations of the classical Hindu texts. The text is a compilation of 273 discourses, with each discourse within the collection also
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Cultural and theological instruction is also delivered on this day of weekly congregation. Cultural instruction may include Gujarati language instruction; training in music and dance; and preparation for festival performances. Theological instruction includes classes on the tradition's history and
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During puja, adherents ritually worship Swaminarayan, and for the BAPS and some other denominations, also the lineage of Aksharbrahman Gurus through whom Swaminarayan is believed to be manifest. At the beginning of the puja ritual, men imprint a symbol known as the tilak chandlo on their forehead,
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to highlight the representation of God and his ideal devotee in the central shrines of each of these temple. He also installed his own image in the form of Harikrishna in a sideshrine at the mandir at Vadtal. The BAPS initiated the tradition of installing murtis of God (Swaminarayan) and his ideal
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Various branches of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya differ in their belief of how to attain moksha. The Narnarayan and Laxminarayan Gadis believe moksha is attained by worshipping the sacred images of Swaminarayan installed by acharyas. In the BAPS reading of the Vachanamrut and other scriptures, the
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Toward the end of his life, Swaminarayan institutionalized his charisma in various ways: the building of temples to facilitate worship; the writing of sacred texts; and the creation of a religious organization for the initiation of ascetics. He instituted the mandir tradition of the sampradaya to
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According to David Hardiman, the lower classes were attracted to Swaminarayan's community because they aspired to the same success and mercantile ideology. It grew, states Hardiman, in an era of British colonial rule where land taxes were raised to unprecedented heights, lands were "snatched from
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Ramanand Swami died on 17 December 1801, and Sahajanand Swami became the new leader of the remains of the Uddhav Sampraday, despite "considerable opposition." Several members left the group, or were expelled by Sahajanand Swami, and one group established a new group, together with one of the four
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notes that the native upper classes "regret (as Hindus) the levelling nature of system," accepting people from all castes into the sampradaya, and also Muslims and tribal peoples, resulting in their violent opposition to and frequent merciless beatings of Swaminarayan's disciples. Additionally,
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According to Kishorelal Mashruwala, a Gandhian scholar cited by Mangalnidhidas, "Swaminarayan was the first to bring about religious advancement of Shudras in Gujarat and Kathiawad region And that became the main reason for many to oppose the Sampraday." Mangalnidhidas further refers to an 1823
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consists of religious and moral duties according to one's responsibilities and situation. All Swaminarayan Hindus who are householders maintain five basic vows: abstaining from theft, gambling, adultery, meat, and intoxicants like alcohol. As part of their dharma, swamis additionally endeavor to
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BAPS-sadhu Mangalnidhidas acknowledges that Swaminarayan accepted the caste system, which according to Mangalnidhidas may have been "a strategic accommodation to the entrenched traditions of the various elements in Hindu society," but acknowledging that this may have had "unintended negative
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Swaminarayan's view on god was theanthropic, the idea that "the most extalted of the manifestations of god are in a divine form in human shape," teaching that "god's divine form has a human-shaped form." Most followers believe that Swaminarayan was the 'manifest' form of this supreme God. By
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In general, Swaminarayan was positive about "other Vaishnava and Krishnite traditions," and Swaminarayan "adopted three aspects of Vallabhacharya practice," namely "the pattern of temple worship, fasts, and observances of festivals." Shruti Patel argues that such a consistency with existing
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Yogi Trivedi (2016), p. 134: "...there were many who followed : Ramanuja (eleventh–twelfth centuries), Madhva (thirteenth century), Vallabha, and those in Chaitanya's tradition (both fifteenth–sixteenth centuries), to mention four of the most prominent. It is within the Vedantic tradition,
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In the early years of the sampradaya, Swaminarayan personally directed control of the spiritual and administrative duties. Swaminarayan later delegated responsibilities amongst swamis, householders, and the members of his family. Before his death, Swaminarayan established two dioceses, the
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various historical sources indicate that Swaminarayan himself often ignored caste rules and urged his followers to do the same. Numerous historical accounts show that in practice Swaminarayan himself and his followers shared food and openly interacted with everyone without discrimination.
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BAPS-member Parikh attributes this statement to "deep-rooted rigidities of age-old varna-stratied society," and speculates that "Possibly, Swaminarayan sought to subtly subvert and thereby undermine the traditional social order instead of negating it outright through such prescriptions."
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2383:. Ramanand Swami initiated him as a Vaishnavite ascetic on 28 October 1800, giving him the name Sahajanand Swami. According to the Swaminarayan-tradition, Ramanand appointed Sahajanand to be his successor and the leader of the sampradaya in 1801, shortly before his death.
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Socially, Swaminarayan accepted caste-based discrimination within the religious community, but inspired followers to engage in humanitarian service activities, leading various denominations of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya to currently provide humanitarian service globally.
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Swaminarayan demanded a vow from his followers that they would not accept food from members of lower castes, and explicated this in the Shikshapatri, in which Swaminarayan states that his followers should follow rules of the caste system when consuming food and water:
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See Shikshapatri Shlok 121: "Vishishtadvaita is accepted as the Lord's philosophy. From the various philosophies - Advaita, Kevaladvaita, Shuddhadvaita, Vishishtadvaita etc. the Lord accepts Ramanuja's philosophy of Vishishtadvaita (special theory of non-dualism) as
2678:(Vadtal diocese). Siddhant paksh believes Ajendraprasad is the current acharya of the Vadtal Gadi. Due to Swaminarayan's initiation into the Uddhav sampradaya, the Vadtal and Ahmedabad-branches trace the authority of their acharyas to Ramanuja's guru parampara.
2952:, a paramhansa from Swaminarayan's time, was the spiritual successor to Swaminarayan. The current spiritual leader is Jitendrapriyadasji Swami. In addition, the Swaminarayan Gadi reveres Nirgundasji Swami, Ishwarcharandasji Swami, and Purushottampriya Swami.
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and twice per day in hari mandirs. Thal, a ritual offering of food to God accompanied by devotional songs, is also regularly offered three times per day to the murtis in Swaminarayan mandirs. The sanctified food is distributed to devotees after the ritual.
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Devotees also engage with the murtis in a Swaminarayan mandir through other worship rituals, including darshan, dandvat, and pradakshina. Darshan is the devotional act of viewing the murtis, which are adorned with elegant clothing and ornaments. Dandvats
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tradition that believes God possesses an eternal, divine, human-like, transcendent form. Thus, Swaminarayan mandirs facilitate devotion to God by housing murtis which are believed to resemble God's divine form. The murtis are consecrated through the
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In the 20th century, due to "different interpretations of authentic successorship," various denominations split-off from the dioceses. All groups regard Swaminarayan as God, but differ in their theology and the religious leadership they accept. The
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Three stances regarding the ontological position of Sahajanand Swami, c.q. Swaminarayan, can be found in the tradition and its history: as guru, as an avatar of Krishna, or as a manifestation of God c.q. Purushottam, the highest Godhead, himself.
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The BAPS puts a strong emphasis on the distinction between Akshar and Purushottam, which it sees as a defining difference between Ramanuja's Vishistadvaita and other systems of Vedanta, and Swaminarayan's teachings. While his preference for
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are sentient beings responsible for the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the cosmos, at the behest of Parabrahman. While they are metaphysically higher than jivas, they too are bound by maya and must transcend it to attain moksha.
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Narrative Of A Journey Through The Upper Provinces Oof India, From Calcutta To Bombay, 1824-1825, (With Notes Upon Ceylon) : An Account Of A Journey Tto Madras And The Southern Provinces, 1826, And Letters Written In India; In Three
3649:. These mahamandirs are the largest type of mandir constructed and they contain exhibits which present the life of Swaminarayan and the history of Hinduism in various formats with the goal of inspiring introspection and self-improvement.
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Swaminarayan followers conduct their worship in various types of mandirs. The homes of Swaminarayan devotees contain ghar mandirs, or home shrines, which serve as spaces for the daily performance of worship and ritual activities such as
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particularly as expressed in the thinking of these four bhakti ācāryas (acharyas), that Swaminarayan's doctrine emerged. Swaminarayan was keen to engage with this Vedanta commentarial tradition by presenting his own theological system."
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as his ideal devotee, from which a spiritual lineage of gurus began, reflecting Shastriji Maharaj's idea that a form of God who lives "before one's eyes" who is to be worshipped is necessary for aspirants to attain moksha (liberation).
3448:, is the second highest entity and has four forms: 1) Parabrahman's divine abode; 2) the ideal devotee of Parabrahman, eternally residing in that divine abode; 3) the sentient substratum pervading and supporting the cosmos (chidakash,
2834:, a legal document authored by Swaminarayan. It is followed by the Nar-Narayan (Ahmedabad) and Laxmi-Narayan (Vadtal) branches, but "downplay or ignored" by other branches that "emphasis the authority of the sadhus over the acharya."
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Their descendants continue the hereditary line of succession. He formally adopted a son from each of his brothers and appointed him to the office of acharya. Swaminarayan decreed that the office should be hereditary so that
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to administer the two gadis, or dioceses, adopting them as his own sons and establishing a hereditary line of succession. These acharyas came from his immediate family after sending representatives to search them out in
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leader and gained fame as Swaminarayan. The various branches of the Swaminarayan-tradition relate their origin to Sahajanand Swami, but an exact "modern historical account" of his life cannot be reconstructed, given the
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who was considered as the main pillar and chief ascetic for the sampradaya. Their respective wives, known as the ‘Gadiwala’, are the initiator of all female Satsangis. The current acharya of the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi is
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Dalits or the former untouchables were banned from Swaminarayan temples from the beginning of certain sects. There was however one case a separate temple being built at Chhani near Vadodra for the dalits. After the
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Swaminarayan died on 1 June 1830, but the sampradaya continued to grow, with British officials counting 287,687 followers by 1872. By 2001, the number of members had grown to an estimated 5 million followers.
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None shall receive food and water, which are unacceptable at the hands of some people under scruples of caste system, may the same happen to the sanctified portions of the Shri Krishna, except at Jagannath
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From its early history, the Swaminarayan Sampradaya has also been involved in the practice of producing Sanskrit commentarial work as a way of engaging with the broader scholastic community. The classical
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In time, both the leader and the group became known by the name "Swaminarayan." According to the "Swaminarayan origin narrative", shortly after his succession, Sahajanand Swami directed devotees to chant
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The worship of Swamianarayan is an important element of the swaminarayan religion. For the Ahmedabad and Vadtal diocese, Swaminarayan is present in his images and in his sacred scriptures. For the BAPS,
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and that he was the only appropriate object of devotion and meditation." According to Kim, in the original sampradaya "Sahajanand Swami is not necessarily seen to occupy the space of ultimate reality,"
3300:'manifest', it is understood that the very same transcendent entity who possesses a divine form in his abode assumes a human form that is still "totally divine," but "accessible" to his human devotees.
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following Hindu architectural scriptures. In addition to being an expression of devotion, congregants strengthen their sense of community by cooperatively volunteering to construct these mandirs.
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religion. Since the sect was not "Hindu", they argued that the Temple Entry Act did not apply to them. The sect did win the case in 1951, which was later overturned by the Indian Supreme court.
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Swaminarayan mandirs also serve as hubs for congregational worship and theological and cultural education. Singing devotional songs, delivering katha (sermons), and performing rituals such as
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all occur daily in Swaminarayan mandirs. In addition, devotees from the surrounding community gather at least once per week, often on a weekend, to perform these activities congregationally.
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The majority of freestanding public Swaminarayan mandirs are hari mandirs, whose architectural style and consecration rituals are adopted to the means available to the local congregation.
3400:, Swaminarayan's views or teachings. This emphasis on the distinction between Akshar and Purushottam is also reflected in its name and the prominent position of Akshar as the living guru.
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and women imprint a chandlo. The tilak which is a U-shaped saffron-colored symbol made of sandalwood represents God's feet. The chandlo is a red symbol made of kumkum to symbolize
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his charisma and beliefs in various ways. He constructed six mandirs to facilitate followers' devotional worship of God, and encouraged the creation of a scriptural tradition
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involves devotion towards God, while understanding God's greatness and identifying one's inner core — atman — with Aksharbrahman. Adherents believe that they can achieve
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school of philosophy and theology is of particular import for the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, which has produced exegetical work on the three canonical Vedanta texts—the
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2871:, reflecting his principle that a form of God who lives "before one's eyes" is necessary for aspirants to attain moksha (liberation). They venerate "a lineage of
3863:("view," "doctrine") on the Akshar-Purushottam distinction is "distinct from Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, and all other doctrines." Swaminarayan's Akshar-Purushottam
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The sampradaya grew quickly over the 30 years under Swaminarayan's leadership, with British sources estimating at least 100,000 followers by the 1820s. He was a
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The Vadtal Gadi and Ahmedabad Gadi are the original institutions, with a hereditary leadership in the form of acharyas. The succession was established in the
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3803:. While Swaminarayan himself did not author a commentary on these texts, he engaged with them and their interpretations in the Vachanamrut. The earliest
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In the 20th century, due to "different interpretations of authentic successorship," various branches split-off from the diocese, the largest being the
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Schreiner, Peter (2001), "Institutionalization of Charisma: The Case of Sahajananda", in Dalmia, Vasudha; Malinar, Angelika; Christof, Martin (eds.),
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In Vachanamrut Gadhada I-63, Swaminarayan emphasizes the need to understand Akshar in order to understand God (Parabrahman) perfectly and completely.
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Packert, Cynthia (2016). "Early Swaminarayan iconography and its relationship to Vaishnavism". In Williams, Raymond Williams; Trivedi, Yogi (eds.).
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Williams notes that "this important function of the acharya as religious specialist is emphasized in all the Swaminarayan scriptures including the
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would maintain a direct line of blood descent from his family. Swaminarayan stated to all the devotees and saints to obey both the Acharyas and
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to the codes of conduct, inclusive of these practices, serving other devotees physically, listening to discourses, and engaging in devotion.
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Kim, Hanna (2016). "Thinking through Akshardham and the making of the Swaminarayan self". In Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (eds.).
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The Swaminarayan Gadi (Maninagar) was founded in the 1940s by Muktajivandas Swami after he left the Ahmedabad diocese with the belief that
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is knowledge of Parabrahman and realizing oneself as the atman. Basic practices of gnan include the daily study of scriptures like the
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Williams, Raymond Brady (1998). "Training religious specialists for a transnational Hinduism: A Swaminarayan sadhu training center".
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Parikh, Vibhuti (1 April 2016), "The Swaminarayan Ideology and Kolis in Gujarat", in Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (eds.),
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Williams, caste distinctions and inconsistencies between caste theory and practice still exist within the Swaminarayan sampraday.
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Gunatit Samaj (Yogi Divine Society (YDS), split-off from BAPS in 1966. Several wings:YDS, The Anoopam Mission, and The Gunatit Jyot
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of Purushottam, the supreme God. According to the tradition's lore, both the religious group and Sahajanand Swami became known as
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Kim, Hanna (2012). "Chapter 30. The BAPS Swaminarayan Temple Organisation and Its Publics". In Zavos, John; et al. (eds.).
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Gadhia, Smit (2016). "Akshara and its four forms in Swaminarayan's doctrine". In Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (eds.).
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as identification with Akshrabrahman is feasible and encouraged, though the jiva or ishwar remains distinct from Aksharbrahman.
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in the following locations, housing images of Krishna which are regarded as representations of Swaminarayan by his followers:
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as a manifestation of God in the sect. According to Dayananda, Sahajananda decked himself out as Narayan to gain disciples.
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Mangalnidhidas, Sadhu (2016). "Sahajanand Swami's approach to caste". In Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (eds.).
4285:, while there is currently an active case regarding the leadership of Vadtal Gadi between Dev paksh, the faction led by
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Kim, Hanna (2014). "Svāminārāyaṇa: Bhaktiyoga and the Akṣarabrahman Guru". In Singleton, Mark; Goldberg, Ellen (eds.).
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Brahmbhatt, Arun (2016b). "The Swaminarayan commentarial tradition". In Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (eds.).
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4389:: Gadhada I.21, Gadhada II.28, Gadhada II.45, Gadhada II.66, Gadhada III.2, Gadhada III.7, Gadhada III.10, Sarangpur 9.
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While rooted in Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita, for which he stated his affinity, and incorporating devotional elements of
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N.A. (1823). "Indian Sect: Memorandum Respecting a Sect Lately Introduced by a Person Calling Himself Swamee Naraen".
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As a means of expressing their devotion to Swaminarayan and their guru, some congregations elect to construct stone,
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Trivedi, Yogi (2016b). "Introduction to theology and literature". In Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (eds.).
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personality, and in the early period of the Swaminarayan movement, followers were often induced into a visionary
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practices, notably the Pushtimarg, would have aided in "sanctioning novelty" of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya.
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commentarial literature in the Swaminarayan Sampradaya reflects a heavy dependence on the Vedanta systems of
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Trivedi, Yogi (2016). "Multivalent Krishna-bhakti in Premanand's Poetry". In Williams, Raymond Brady (ed.).
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is a ritual which involves singing a devotional song of praise, while waving a flame before the murtis.
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Followers of the Swaminarayan Gadi accept the Rahasyarth Pradeepika Tika, a five-volume work written by
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Swaminarayan installed murtis of various manifestations of Krishna in the temples. For example, idol of
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and their wives, who were authorized to install statues of deities in temples and to initiate ascetics.
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refers to the universal material source used by Parabrahman to create the world. Maya has three gunas (
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was also acclaimed as a distinct view within Vedanta in 2018 by professor Ashok Aklujkar, at the 17th
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Shikshapatri is not merely his words but his personified form and merits worship in its own right.
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Another meaning is the sight of the image of God, a holy person, or the guru as the abode of God.
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The Swaminarayan Sampradaya has produced voluminous biographical literature on Swaminarayan. The
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of Krishna," an understanding reflected in the Ahmedabad and Vadtal mandirs, where statues of
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that ekantik dharma is a means to earn God's grace and attain liberation. Ekantik dharma (
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10052:"Maninagar Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan gets new heir"
9448:(2nd ed.). Ahmedabad: Swaminarayan Aksharpith.
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9610:A new face of Hinduism: the Swaminarayan religion
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8466:. Bochasanwasi Shri Aksharpurushottam Sanstha.
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2767:International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation
2721:Shree Swaminarayan Agyna Upasana Satsang Mandal
11007:Acharya Shree Ajendraprasadji Maharaj (Vadtal)
10378:An introduction to Swaminarayan Hindu theology
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5946:Sansthan, Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot.
4376:: Gadhada II.21, Gadhada III.21, Sarangpur 11
4360:: Gadhada II.50, Gadhada III.39, Kariyani 12.
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2312:The Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed out of
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9224:, Oxford University Press, pp. 94–114,
9026:Sahajanand Swami and Swaminarayan Sampradaya
8682:Jones, Constance A.; Ryan, James D. (2007).
8457:, Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan
6184:"Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan"
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9446:Bhagwan Swaminarayan: the story of his life
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2135:founder Sahajanand Swami, better known as
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3287:) puja, worship of God offered mentally.
3039:, the ultimate goal of life is to become
2711:International Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal
2178:, Swaminarayan created two dioceses, the
10490:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Ahmedabad Diocese)
10327:An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism
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9752:An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism
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9708:An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism
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8915:. Piscataway: Rutgers University Press.
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10485:Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal Diocese)
9662:Encyclopedia of new religious movements
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8975:Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online
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8736:Encyclopedia of Religion: 15-Volume Set
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8464:Bhagwan Swaminarayan, a social reformer
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2809:Different interpretations of succession
2233:, continuous and pure devotion to God.
2197:the ultimate goal of life is to become
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9892:BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute,
9888:
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9190:"Akshar-Purushottam School of Vedanta"
9131:International Journal of Hindu Studies
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4045:List of 21st-century religious leaders
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6366:Bhadreshdas & Aksharananddas 2016
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6264:Bhadreshdas & Aksharananddas 2016
5019:Bhadreshdas & Aksharananddas 2016
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2647:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Ahmedabad Gadi)
2184:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Ahmedabad Gadi)
11332:1800 establishments in British India
10407:Shri NarNarayan Dev Gadi (Ahmedabad)
10230:
9987:Banerjee, Nirupam (3 October 2018).
9831:Lord Swaminarayan and His Sampraday
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2643:Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal Gadi)
2439:Swaminarayan, acharyas, and ascetics
2180:Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal Gadi)
84:Regions with significant populations
10412:Shri LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal)
10233:"Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi"
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9365:. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO.
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8791:, Anthropology Faculty Publications
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8690:. Encyclopedia of World Religions.
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8481:Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan - Part 1
7785:Paramtattvadas & Williams 2016
5785:
5444:Paramtattvadas & Williams 2016
3610:Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi
2959:, as an authentic exegesis of the
2846:established and their successors.
2817:Swaminarayan temple Ahmedabad 1866
2556:Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh
2186:, with a hereditary leadership of
2166:During his lifetime, Swaminarayan
25:
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9201:Parekh, Manilal Chhotala (1936).
9037:. New York, N.Y.: Seabury Books.
8398:(2009). Rockwood, Camilla (ed.).
4964:, p. 19.6 Concept of Moksha.
3521:The Swaminarayan Sampradaya is a
3422:) but transcending all entities (
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2798:Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha
2543:Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera
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9735:Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism
9706:Williams, Raymond Brady (2018).
9608:Williams, Raymond Brady (1984).
8938:Lagassé, Paul (2013). "Dharma".
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9033:Mosher, Lucinda Allen. (2006).
8815:. New Delhi: SAGE Publ. India.
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2590:was installed with his consort
10376:Paramtattvadas, Swami (2017).
10329:. Cambridge University Press,
10262:Swaminarayan Vadtal Gadi - SVG
9188:Paramtattvadas, Swami (2019).
9159:Paramtattvadas, Swami (2017).
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4072:relation with Vishistadvaita:
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3585:Community building and worship
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2607:Vadtal Gadi and Ahmedabad Gadi
2509:Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad
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9276:Hinduism and Tribal Religions
8591:Economic and Political Weekly
4642:
4242:questioned the acceptance of
3849:Brahmasutras (Vedanta Sutras)
3601:Types of Swaminarayan temples
3516:
3378:, or Brahman), maya, ishwar (
3130:Boy offering personal worship
2994:
2944:Swaminarayan Gadi (Maninagar)
2769:(ISSO)(daughter-branch, USA)
2500:) to God. He constructed six
32:Swaminarayan (disambiguation)
10792:List of Swaminarayan temples
9313:The Journal of Hindu Studies
9024:Mashruwala, Kishore (1940).
8240:Beckerlegge, Gwilym (2008),
8219:Beckerlegge, Gwilym (2006).
3240:; personal worship of God),
2776:(2001, charity organisation)
2713:(ISSM)(daughter-branch, USA)
2573:Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada
2393:a new mantra, "Swaminarayan"
7:
10166:BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha,
9388:Sahajānanda, Swami (2015),
8734:, in Jones, Lindsay (ed.),
8713:Kim, Hanna Hea-Sun (2001).
8665:Herman, Phyllis K. (2010),
8513:"The Swaminarayan Movement"
8225:. Oxford University Press.
6368:, p. "a similar goal".
4038:
3504:Swaminarayan Temple, Vadtal
3200:
3160:), non-attachment (nissneh/
2785:(NNDYM)(youth organisation)
2783:Narnarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal
2656:
2529:Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal
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11269:Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
11028:Shri Radhika Krishnashtaka
9154:. Oxford University Press.
8425:Burman, J. J. Roy (2005).
8206:
3753:
3718:
3683:
3672:, Vedanta-sutras, and the
3384:Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
3349:Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
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3343:Akshar-Purushottam Darsana
3223:Tilak Chandlo, illustrated
3022:Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
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2273:Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
2253:a distinction is also made
2251:are forever distinct, but
2016:Naalayira Divya Prabandham
1645:Akshar Purushottam Darshan
1289:Akshar Purushottam Darshan
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11297:
11262:Scriptures and philosophy
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11198:Robbinsville (New Jersey)
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9803:Oxford English Dictionary
9415:Tripathy, Preeti (2010).
9410:, Oxford University Press
8940:The Columbia encyclopedia
8453:Changela, Hitesh (n.d.),
8355:Brahmbhatt, Arun (2018),
8305:. Burlington: Routledge.
8244:, Oxford University Press
6491:, p. 74-84, 303-304.
3923:"Swaminarayan Sampradaya"
3869:World Sanskrit Conference
3857:Akṣarapuruṣottama Darśana
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2519:Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj
2062:Other Indian philosophies
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9359:Rinehart, Robin (2004).
8988:Mamtora, Bhakti (2019),
8965:Mamtora, Bhakti (2018),
8688:Encyclopedia of Hinduism
8647:Heber, Reginald (1828).
8536:Encyclopedia of Hinduism
5371:, p. "Swami" entry.
4050:
4002:
3715:writing the Shiskhapatri
1706:Kamalakanta Bhattacharya
11357:New religious movements
11352:Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
11337:Swaminarayan Sampradaya
11298:Associate Organizations
10471:Swaminarayan Sampradaya
10432:Swaminarayan Sampradaya
10307:, The Wire, 13 may 2021
10211:www.anoopam-mission.org
9649:10.1093/jaarel/66.4.841
9073:Narayan, Kirin (1992).
8992:, University of Florida
8911:Kurien, Prerna (2007).
8732:"Swaminarayan Movement"
8684:"Swaminarayan movement"
8618:Hatcher, Brian (2020).
8431:. Mittal Publications.
8255:Oxford University Press
7462:, p. 341, 344–345.
4283:Koshalendraprasad Pande
3168:), and non-ego (nirman/
2911:was formed in 1907, by
2163:(supreme God, Vishnu).
2127:, characterized by the
2102:Swaminarayan Sampradaya
1691:Nigamananda Paramahansa
42:Swaminarayan Sampradaya
10976:Shrimad Satsangi Jivan
10207:"Index of /activities"
10104:Shikshapatri Shlok 121
10038:Swaminarayan sanshta,
9307:Patel, Shruti (2017).
8973:; et al. (eds.),
8834:. Durham, UK: Acumen.
8787:Kim, Hanna H. (2010),
8730:Kim, Hanna H. (2005),
8621:Hinduism before reform
8511:Dwyer, Rachel (2018),
8479:Dave, Harshad (2004).
8462:Dani, Gunvant (1980).
7220:, p. 245, 249-50.
4028:
3997:Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi
3778:
3716:
3665:
3612:
3569:idols are worshipped.
3506:
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3156:), non-greed (nirlobh/
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3043:, attaining the form (
2898:
2818:
2700:Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi
2676:Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi
2617:Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi
2440:
2201:, attaining the form (
1333:Shakti Vishishtadvaita
18:Swaminarayan Sampraday
11248:Pramukh Swami Maharaj
11043:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi
10677:Swaminarayan Temples
9221:Swaminarayan Hinduism
9152:Swaminarayan Hinduism
8967:"BAPS: Pramukh Swami"
8832:Contemporary Hinduism
8533:Cush, Denise (2008).
8251:Swaminarayan Hinduism
7106:, p. 156, 165-9.
7094:, p. 158, 200-1.
6380:, p. 277, 303-4.
5861:Dave, Ramesh (1978).
4328:Pramukh Swami Maharaj
4120:Roshen Dalal (2020),
4023:
3827:Swaminarayan Bhashyam
3777:Swaminarayan Bhashyam
3776:
3710:
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3628:shikharbaddha mandirs
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3547:shikharbaddha mandirs
3490:
3405:Paramtattvadas (2017)
3398:Swaminarayan Darshana
3222:
3164:), non-taste (niswad/
3129:
2967:Beliefs and practices
2890:
2816:
2682:Death of Swaminarayan
2451:state interpreted as
2438:
2431:Growth and opposition
2399:), a compound of two
2277:Swaminarayan Darshana
2159:("master, lord") and
2110:Swaminarayan movement
2106:Swaminarayan Hinduism
1580:Svabhavika Bhedabheda
1560:Achintya Bheda Abheda
1268:Svabhavika Bhedabheda
1261:Achintya Bheda Abheda
11253:Mahant Swami Maharaj
11072:Swaminarayan Gurukul
10665:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi
10608:Swaminarayan Jayanti
10237:swaminarayangadi.com
9253:Patel, Arti (2018).
8859:Gurus of modern yoga
8094:Williams & 2018b
7178:, p. 71-3, 245.
7082:, p. 71,75,109.
6188:swaminarayangadi.com
6157:, p. 72-73,127.
5335:, pp. 8, 13–14.
3908:improve this article
3880:Humanitarian Service
3875:Influence on society
3769:Vedanta commentaries
3653:Scriptural tradition
3643:Gandhinagar, Gujarat
3295:Manifestation of God
2892:Mahant Swami Maharaj
2756:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi
2746:Swaminarayan Gurukul
2672:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi
2613:Nar Narayan Dev Gadi
2365:Uttar Pradesh, India
1905:Principal Upanishads
1570:Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
10817:Swaminarayan Museum
10133:www.swaminarayan.nu
9901:9 July 2021 at the
9585:. New Delhi: SAGE.
9270:Patel, Iva (2018),
8186:Mangalnidhidas 2016
8150:Mangalnidhidas 2016
8138:Mangalnidhidas 2016
8082:Mangalnidhidas 2016
8004:Mangalnidhidas 2016
7992:Mangalnidhidas 2016
7905:Paramtattvadas 2017
7893:Paramtattvadas 2017
7857:Paramtattvadas 2017
7809:Mangalnidhidas 2016
7773:Mangalnidhidas 2016
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6278:, p. 134, 135.
6249:Paramtattvadas 2017
6239:, p. 13-4, 45.
6237:Paramtattvadas 2017
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6038:Paramtattvadas 2017
5863:Sahajanand charitra
5506:Mangalnidhidas 2016
5333:Paramtattvadas 2017
5057:Paramtattvadas 2019
5036:Paramtattvadas 2017
4911:Paramtattvadas 2017
4809:Paramtattvadas 2017
4240:Dayananda Saraswati
4014:Indian Independence
3711:An illustration of
3016:, which belongs to
2917:Akṣara-Puruṣottama
2649:as recorded in the
2275:to distinguish the
2139:(1781–1830), as an
1413:Raghunatha Siromani
802:Satyabhinava Tirtha
43:
11228:Gunatitanand Swami
10943:Gunatitanand Swami
10938:Nishkulanand Swami
10872:Gopinathji Maharaj
10767:Wheeling, Illinois
10556:Nishkulanand Swami
10531:Gunatitanand Swami
10082:The Times of India
10020:. 15 December 2018
10018:The Times of India
9671:9-78-0-415-26707-6
9325:10.1093/jhs/hix005
9143:10.1093/jhs/hiz013
8188:, p. 122–124.
8176:, p. 348–349.
8123:, p. 105–107.
8069:, p. 106–107.
7970:, p. 112-114.
7871:, p. 138-140.
7724:, p. 200-202.
7558:, p. 392–398.
7498:, p. 366-367.
7486:, p. 145-147.
7460:Vivekjivandas 2016
7378:, p. 148-149.
7351:, p. 124-130.
7285:, p. 320-321.
7193:, p. 71, 246.
7070:, p. 362-363.
6947:, p. 141-142.
6710:, p. 308-310.
6638:, p. 169-170.
6590:, p. 165-174.
6576:Vivekjivandas 2016
6515:, p. 166-169.
6467:, p. 287-288.
6392:, p. 246-247.
6266:, p. 13, 173.
6251:, p. 272-284.
6040:, p. 132-156.
5782:, p. 107-108.
5668:, p. 263-264.
5639:, p. 142-143.
5624:, p. 218-230.
5612:, p. 198-214.
5508:, p. 122-126.
5431:, p. 159-161.
5359:, p. 141–143.
5217:, p. 155,158.
4602:: Gadhada III I-14
4312:Gunatitanand Swami
4287:Rakeshprasad Pande
4173:Gunatitanand Swami
3782:Early commentaries
3779:
3762:Gunatitanand Swami
3740:Nishkulanand Swami
3730:Sacred biographies
3717:
3666:
3613:
3507:
3225:
3132:
3035:In Swaminarayan's
2928:Gunatitanand Swami
2899:
2877:Gunatitanand Swami
2819:
2441:
2328:teacher rooted in
2293:Gunatitanand Swami
2193:In Swaminarayan's
2147:or as the highest
900:Related traditions
817:Satyadhyana Tirtha
812:Satyadharma Tirtha
772:Raghavendra Tirtha
722:Manavala Mamunigal
645:Vaishnava-Sahajiya
41:
11319:
11318:
11313:
11312:
11238:Shastriji Maharaj
11216:Spiritual Leaders
11211:
11210:
11082:
11081:
11023:Jay Sadguru Swami
10782:Bhuj (New temple)
10631:
10630:
10386:978-1-107-15867-2
10357:978-0-19-908657-3
10335:978-1-108-42114-0
10286:. 29 October 2015
9924:Swaminarayan Sect
9761:978-1-108-43151-4
9717:978-1-108-42114-0
9690:978-0-19-908657-3
9592:978-81-321-1696-7
9563:978-0-19-908657-3
9536:978-0-19-908657-3
9509:978-0-19-908657-3
9482:978-0-19-908657-3
9455:978-81-7526-594-3
9428:978-93-80376-17-2
9399:978-81-7526-431-1
9343:978-0-19-908657-3
9293:978-94-024-1036-5
9239:978-0-19-946374-9
9172:978-1-107-15867-2
9113:978-0-19-908657-3
9008:978-0-19-908657-3
8971:Jacobsen, Knut A.
8949:978-0-7876-5015-5
8922:978-0-8135-4161-7
8895:978-0-19-908657-3
8868:978-0-19-993871-1
8841:978-1-84465-690-5
8822:978-81-321-1696-7
8771:978-1-84718-368-2
8701:978-0-8160-5458-9
8631:978-0-674-24713-0
8597:(37): 1907–1912.
8573:978-0-19-908657-3
8546:978-0-7007-1267-0
8396:Brewer, E. Cobham
8339:978-0-19-908657-3
8312:978-1-4094-5689-6
8272:978-0-19-946374-9
8232:978-0-19-567388-3
7645:, p. 272-84.
7273:, p. 211-18.
7154:, p. 172–90.
6959:, p. 157-60.
6503:, p. 239-40.
5383:, p. 55, 93.
5146:, p. 55, 58.
4765:, p. 18, 85.
4589:: Gadhada III-39.
4428:: Gadhada III.34.
4320:Shastriji Maharaj
3984:
3983:
3976:
3958:
3837:Bhadreshdas Swami
3318:purna purushottam
2853:According to the
2168:institutionalized
2098:
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1826:
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807:Satyabodha Tirtha
797:Satyanatha Tirtha
767:Raghuttama Tirtha
757:Pillai Lokacharya
752:Padmanabha Tirtha
664:Teachers—acharyas
595:Acintyabhedabheda
234:Important deities
171:
170:
16:(Redirected from
11364:
11233:Bhagatji Maharaj
11127:
11126:
11109:
11102:
11095:
11086:
11085:
11016:Devotional Songs
10986:Desh Vibhag Lekh
10933:Gopalanand Swami
10923:Brahmanand Swami
10804:
10762:Itasca, Illinois
10658:
10651:
10644:
10635:
10634:
10551:Gopalanand Swami
10541:Brahmanand Swami
10512:
10464:
10457:
10450:
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10144:
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10139:
10129:"Tilak Chandalo"
10125:
10119:
10115:Wisdom Library,
10113:
10107:
10100:
10094:
10093:
10091:
10089:
10074:
10068:
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10065:
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10056:Ahmedabad Mirror
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9849:. 3 October 2017
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9675:
9658:Clarke, Peter B.
9652:
9631:
9604:
9582:Public Hinduisms
9575:
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9521:
9494:
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9444:Trivedi (2015).
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8754:Encyclopedia.com
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8692:J. Gordon Melton
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7953:
7947:
7946:, p. 11–12.
7941:
7935:
7932:Beckerlegge 2006
7929:
7923:
7917:
7908:
7902:
7896:
7890:
7884:
7878:
7872:
7869:Brahmbhatt 2016b
7866:
7860:
7854:
7848:
7842:
7836:
7830:
7824:
7823:, p. xviii.
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7694:
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7682:
7676:
7670:
7669:, p. 303-4.
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7493:
7487:
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7463:
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7451:
7445:
7439:
7438:, p. 65–66.
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7250:
7249:, p. 234-5.
7244:
7238:
7237:, p. 388–9.
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7047:
7041:
7035:
7034:, p. 69-71.
7029:
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7017:
7011:
7005:
6996:
6990:
6984:
6978:
6972:
6971:, p. 183–4.
6966:
6960:
6954:
6948:
6945:Brahmbhatt 2016b
6942:
6936:
6930:
6919:
6918:, p. 89-90.
6913:
6907:
6901:
6895:
6889:
6883:
6882:, p. 80-90.
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6657:
6651:
6650:, p. 61-62.
6645:
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6453:
6447:
6436:
6430:
6417:
6416:, p. 287-8.
6411:
6405:
6404:, p. 273-4.
6399:
6393:
6387:
6381:
6375:
6369:
6363:
6357:
6351:
6345:
6342:Bhadreshdas 2018
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6089:
6083:
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6077:
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6050:
6041:
6035:
6026:
6020:
6014:
6013:, p. 59-60.
6008:
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5990:
5984:
5975:
5974:, p. 49-51.
5969:
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5834:
5828:
5827:, p. 37-38.
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5521:
5515:
5509:
5503:
5492:
5491:, p. 24-25.
5486:
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5465:
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5453:
5447:
5441:
5432:
5426:
5420:
5419:, p. 23-24.
5414:
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5378:
5372:
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5312:
5306:
5300:
5294:
5285:
5279:
5266:
5265:, p. 15–16.
5260:
5254:
5253:, p. 13-14.
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4996:Brahmbhatt 2016b
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4754:
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4731:
4725:
4712:
4711:, p. 80–90.
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4662:
4656:
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4612:
4609:
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4600:Sahajānanda 2015
4596:
4590:
4587:Sahajānanda 2015
4583:
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4574:Sahajānanda 2015
4570:
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4561:Sahajānanda 2015
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4548:Sahajānanda 2015
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4535:Sahajānanda 2015
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4509:Sahajānanda 2015
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4452:Sahajānanda 2015
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4439:Sahajānanda 2015
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4426:Sahajānanda 2015
4422:
4416:
4415:: Gadhada II.51.
4413:Sahajānanda 2015
4409:
4403:
4400:Sahajānanda 2015
4396:
4390:
4387:Sahajānanda 2015
4383:
4377:
4374:Sahajānanda 2015
4370:
4361:
4358:Sahajānanda 2015
4354:
4348:
4345:Gopalanand Swami
4341:
4335:
4330:, and presently
4316:Bhagatji Maharaj
4308:
4302:
4296:
4290:
4278:Gopalanand Swami
4269:
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4244:Sahajanand Swami
4236:
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4109:Beckerlegge 2008
4085:Brahmbhatt 2016b
4079:Brahmbhatt 2016b
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3972:
3968:
3965:
3959:
3957:
3916:
3892:
3884:
3859:," and that his
3821:Gopalanand Swami
3647:Robbinsville, NJ
3483:Mandir tradition
3414:, the all-doer (
3403:BAPS-theologian
3374:, also Akshara,
3134:Ekantik dharma (
2950:Gopalanand Swami
2839:Desh Vibhag Lekh
2632:
2627:
2349:Sahajanand Swami
2104:, also known as
2090:
2083:
2076:
1929:Agama (Hinduism)
1917:Other scriptures
1910:Minor Upanishads
1756:
1755:
1625:Ekasarana Dharma
1469:Vāchaspati Misra
1389:
1388:
1305:Shaiva Siddhanta
1282:Ekasarana Dharma
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1144:
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1059:Hindu philosophy
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10957:Scriptures and
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10948:Nityanand Swami
10928:Premanand Swami
10918:Muktanand Swami
10906:
10877:Madan Mohan Dev
10843:Lakshmi Narayan
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10546:Premanand Swami
10536:Muktanand Swami
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10315:Further reading
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7392:
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6853:
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5195:
5183:
5160:
5148:
5136:
5134:, p. 172.
5121:
5076:
5061:
5040:
5023:
5000:
4985:
4966:
4951:
4949:, p. 240.
4932:
4930:, p. 200.
4915:
4898:
4886:
4884:, p. 353.
4871:
4856:
4813:
4788:
4767:
4755:
4753:, p. 362.
4732:
4730:, p. 243.
4713:
4701:
4697:Schreiner 2001
4676:
4663:
4661:, p. 215.
4647:
4646:
4644:
4641:
4638:
4637:
4622:
4613:
4604:
4591:
4578:
4565:
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4539:
4526:
4513:
4500:
4487:
4478:
4465:
4456:
4443:
4430:
4417:
4404:
4391:
4378:
4362:
4349:
4336:
4324:Yogiji Maharaj
4314:, followed by
4303:
4291:
4264:
4248:
4231:
4214:
4197:
4153:
4144:
4142:
4141:
4135:
4131:
4128:Williams (2018
4125:
4118:
4112:
4106:
4100:
4094:
4091:Williams (2018
4088:
4082:
4076:
4055:
4054:
4052:
4049:
4048:
4047:
4040:
4037:
4004:
4001:
3993:BAPS Charities
3982:
3981:
3896:
3894:
3887:
3881:
3878:
3876:
3873:
3828:
3825:
3783:
3780:
3770:
3767:
3754:Main article:
3751:
3748:
3736:Satsangi Jivan
3731:
3728:
3719:Main article:
3704:
3701:
3684:Main article:
3681:
3678:
3654:
3651:
3602:
3599:
3586:
3583:
3518:
3515:
3484:
3481:
3464:transmigration
3347:Main article:
3344:
3341:
3296:
3293:
3216:
3213:
3202:
3199:
3177:
3174:
3143:
3140:
3136:ekāntik dharma
3123:
3122:Ekantik dharma
3120:
3096:ekāntik dharma
3032:
3028:Soteriology -
3026:
3007:Vishistadvaita
2996:
2993:
2968:
2965:
2945:
2942:
2936:
2933:
2901:Main article:
2884:
2881:
2869:soteriological
2810:
2807:
2806:
2805:
2804:
2803:
2802:
2801:
2792:
2791:
2787:
2786:
2779:
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2760:
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2752:
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2749:
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2725:
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2692:
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2658:
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2634:
2622:
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2608:
2605:
2584:
2583:
2570:
2553:
2540:
2526:
2516:
2492:
2489:
2432:
2429:
2353:Main article:
2350:
2347:
2314:Ramanand Swami
2309:
2306:
2304:
2301:
2096:
2095:
2093:
2092:
2085:
2078:
2070:
2067:
2066:
2065:
2064:
2059:
2051:
2050:
2046:
2045:
2039:
2038:
2035:Secular ethics
2029:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1992:
1991:
1989:Pramana Sutras
1985:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1967:Mimamsa Sutras
1964:
1962:Samkhya Sutras
1959:
1953:
1952:
1937:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1920:
1919:
1913:
1912:
1907:
1901:
1900:
1892:
1891:
1886:
1881:
1876:
1870:
1869:
1860:
1859:
1854:
1848:
1847:
1839:
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1834:
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1828:
1827:
1824:
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1814:
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1794:
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1778:
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1698:
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1598:
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1536:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1516:
1513:
1512:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1499:Vedanta Desika
1496:
1490:
1487:
1486:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1408:Jayanta Bhatta
1405:
1399:
1396:
1395:
1387:
1376:
1375:
1374:
1371:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1358:
1357:
1351:
1350:
1343:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1308:
1300:
1299:
1293:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1201:
1195:
1194:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1141:
1140:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1128:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1078:
1077:
1071:
1070:
1062:
1061:
1055:
1054:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1031:
1024:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
977:
976:
966:
961:
960:
959:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
903:
898:
897:
894:
893:
890:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
857:Vedanta Desika
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
822:Samarth Ramdas
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
762:Purandara Dasa
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
668:
661:
660:
657:
656:
653:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
625:Radha Vallabha
622:
617:
612:
606:
605:
599:
598:
580:
570:
560:
549:
544:
543:
540:
539:
536:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
504:
503:
497:
496:
491:
486:
481:
474:
467:
460:
455:
450:
445:
439:
432:
431:
428:
427:
424:
423:
418:
413:
408:
402:
401:
397:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
365:
364:
358:
357:
352:
347:
342:
337:
332:
327:
322:
317:
315:Guruvayurappan
312:
306:
305:
301:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
270:
265:
260:
255:
250:
244:
243:
237:
232:
231:
228:
227:
224:
223:
209:
204:
203:
200:
199:
191:
190:
182:
181:
169:
168:
166:
165:
160:
154:
151:
150:
146:
145:
143:
142:
135:
132:Satsangi Jivan
128:
121:
113:
110:
109:
105:
104:
98:
97:
93:
92:
86:
85:
81:
80:
74:
73:
69:
68:
64:
63:
59:
58:
52:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
11369:
11358:
11355:
11353:
11350:
11348:
11345:
11343:
11340:
11338:
11335:
11333:
11330:
11329:
11327:
11306:
11303:
11302:
11300:
11296:
11290:
11287:
11285:
11282:
11280:
11277:
11275:
11272:
11270:
11267:
11266:
11264:
11260:
11254:
11251:
11249:
11246:
11244:
11241:
11239:
11236:
11234:
11231:
11229:
11226:
11224:
11221:
11220:
11218:
11214:
11204:
11201:
11199:
11196:
11194:
11191:
11189:
11186:
11184:
11181:
11179:
11176:
11174:
11171:
11169:
11166:
11164:
11161:
11159:
11156:
11154:
11151:
11150:
11148:
11144:
11138:
11135:
11134:
11132:
11128:
11125:
11121:
11117:
11110:
11105:
11103:
11098:
11096:
11091:
11090:
11087:
11073:
11070:
11068:
11065:
11063:
11060:
11059:
11057:
11053:
11050:
11048:
11045:
11044:
11042:
11041:
11039:
11037:Organisations
11035:
11029:
11026:
11024:
11021:
11020:
11018:
11014:
11008:
11005:
11003:
11000:
10999:
10997:
10995:Present Heads
10993:
10987:
10984:
10982:
10979:
10977:
10974:
10972:
10969:
10967:
10964:
10963:
10961:
10955:
10949:
10946:
10944:
10941:
10939:
10936:
10934:
10931:
10929:
10926:
10924:
10921:
10919:
10916:
10915:
10913:
10909:
10903:
10900:
10898:
10895:
10893:
10890:
10888:
10885:
10883:
10880:
10878:
10875:
10873:
10870:
10868:
10864:
10861:
10859:
10856:
10854:
10851:
10849:
10848:Radha Krishna
10846:
10844:
10841:
10839:
10836:
10834:
10831:
10830:
10828:
10826:Major Deities
10824:
10818:
10815:
10814:
10812:
10808:
10803:
10793:
10790:
10788:
10785:
10783:
10780:
10778:
10775:
10773:
10770:
10768:
10765:
10763:
10760:
10758:
10755:
10753:
10750:
10748:
10745:
10743:
10740:
10738:
10735:
10733:
10730:
10728:
10725:
10723:
10720:
10718:
10715:
10713:
10710:
10708:
10705:
10703:
10700:
10698:
10695:
10693:
10690:
10688:
10685:
10684:
10682:
10680:
10674:
10670:
10666:
10659:
10654:
10652:
10647:
10645:
10640:
10639:
10636:
10624:
10621:
10619:
10616:
10614:
10611:
10609:
10606:
10605:
10603:
10599:
10593:
10590:
10588:
10585:
10583:
10580:
10578:
10575:
10574:
10572:
10568:
10562:
10559:
10557:
10554:
10552:
10549:
10547:
10544:
10542:
10539:
10537:
10534:
10532:
10529:
10526:
10523:
10522:
10520:
10518:Major figures
10516:
10511:
10501:
10498:
10496:
10493:
10491:
10488:
10486:
10483:
10482:
10480:
10476:
10472:
10465:
10460:
10458:
10453:
10451:
10446:
10445:
10442:
10436:
10429:
10423:
10420:
10418:
10415:
10413:
10410:
10408:
10405:
10404:
10395:
10391:
10387:
10383:
10379:
10375:
10374:
10370:
10369:
10366:
10362:
10358:
10354:
10350:
10346:
10344:
10340:
10336:
10332:
10328:
10324:
10323:
10319:
10318:
10306:
10301:
10285:
10279:
10263:
10259:
10253:
10238:
10234:
10227:
10212:
10208:
10202:
10187:
10183:
10177:
10171:
10170:
10163:
10155:
10149:
10134:
10130:
10124:
10118:
10112:
10106:
10105:
10099:
10083:
10079:
10073:
10057:
10053:
10047:
10041:
10035:
10019:
10015:
10009:
9994:
9990:
9983:
9967:
9963:
9957:
9941:
9937:
9931:
9925:
9919:
9917:
9915:
9913:
9911:
9904:
9900:
9897:
9896:
9889:
9887:
9885:
9883:
9876:
9875:
9869:
9867:
9865:
9848:
9844:
9838:
9832:
9826:
9824:
9822:
9805:
9804:
9798:
9791:
9789:
9784:
9778:
9777:
9771:
9767:
9763:
9757:
9753:
9748:
9744:
9740:
9736:
9731:
9727:
9723:
9719:
9713:
9709:
9704:
9700:
9696:
9692:
9686:
9682:
9677:
9673:
9667:
9663:
9659:
9654:
9650:
9646:
9642:
9638:
9633:
9629:
9625:
9621:
9619:0-521-25454-X
9615:
9611:
9606:
9602:
9598:
9594:
9588:
9584:
9583:
9577:
9573:
9569:
9565:
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9550:
9546:
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9528:
9523:
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9505:
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9492:
9488:
9484:
9478:
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9469:
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9457:
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9438:
9434:
9430:
9424:
9420:
9419:
9413:
9409:
9404:
9401:
9395:
9391:
9386:
9382:
9378:
9374:
9372:1-57607-906-6
9368:
9364:
9363:
9357:
9353:
9349:
9345:
9339:
9335:
9330:
9326:
9322:
9318:
9314:
9310:
9305:
9295:
9289:
9285:
9281:
9277:
9273:
9268:
9264:
9260:
9256:
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9241:
9235:
9231:
9227:
9223:
9222:
9216:
9212:
9208:
9204:
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9191:
9186:
9182:
9178:
9174:
9168:
9164:
9163:
9157:
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9144:
9140:
9136:
9132:
9127:
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9119:
9115:
9109:
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9100:
9096:
9092:
9088:
9082:
9078:
9077:
9071:
9067:
9063:
9058:
9054:
9050:
9046:
9044:1-59627-016-0
9040:
9036:
9031:
9027:
9022:
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9010:
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9000:
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8824:
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8814:
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8803:
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8794:
8790:
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8781:
8777:
8773:
8767:
8763:
8758:
8755:
8751:
8747:
8745:0-02-865735-7
8741:
8737:
8733:
8728:
8724:
8720:
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8711:
8707:
8703:
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8693:
8689:
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8672:
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8663:
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8655:
8651:
8645:
8641:
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8627:
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8622:
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8608:
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8528:
8526:9789047401407
8522:
8518:
8514:
8509:
8505:
8501:
8496:
8492:
8490:81-7526-211-7
8486:
8482:
8477:
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8469:
8465:
8460:
8456:
8451:
8440:
8438:9788183240529
8434:
8430:
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8423:
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8415:
8411:
8409:9780550104113
8405:
8401:
8397:
8393:
8389:
8385:
8381:
8379:0-231-10779-X
8375:
8371:
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8360:
8359:
8353:
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8345:
8341:
8335:
8331:
8326:
8322:
8318:
8314:
8308:
8304:
8299:
8295:
8290:
8286:
8282:
8277:
8274:
8268:
8264:
8260:
8256:
8252:
8247:
8243:
8238:
8234:
8228:
8224:
8223:
8217:
8216:
8211:
8210:
8199:
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8182:
8175:
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8130:
8122:
8117:
8115:
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8102:
8095:
8090:
8083:
8078:
8076:
8068:
8063:
8057:
8051:
8045:
8039:
8032:
8031:Williams 2019
8027:
8020:
8019:Hardiman 1988
8015:
8013:
8005:
8000:
7993:
7988:
7981:
7976:
7969:
7964:
7957:
7952:
7945:
7940:
7933:
7928:
7921:
7916:
7914:
7907:, p. 40.
7906:
7901:
7895:, p. 19.
7894:
7889:
7882:
7877:
7870:
7865:
7859:, p. 17.
7858:
7853:
7846:
7841:
7835:, p. 16.
7834:
7829:
7822:
7821:Williams 2016
7817:
7810:
7805:
7798:
7793:
7787:, p. 86.
7786:
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7761:Williams 2018
7757:
7755:
7748:, p. 41.
7747:
7746:Williams 2018
7742:
7735:
7730:
7723:
7722:Williams 2018
7718:
7712:, p. 16.
7711:
7706:
7704:
7702:
7700:
7692:
7687:
7680:
7675:
7668:
7663:
7656:
7651:
7644:
7639:
7633:, p. 69.
7632:
7627:
7620:
7615:
7609:, p. 13.
7608:
7603:
7596:
7591:
7589:
7581:
7580:Trivedi 2016b
7576:
7570:, p. 47.
7569:
7564:
7557:
7552:
7546:, p. 46.
7545:
7540:
7533:
7528:
7522:, p. 68.
7521:
7516:
7509:
7504:
7497:
7492:
7485:
7484:Williams 2018
7480:
7474:, p. 66.
7473:
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7432:
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7424:Williams 2018
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7396:
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7384:
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7372:
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7364:Trivedi 2016b
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7310:Vasavada 2016
7306:
7300:, p. 64.
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6925:
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6916:Williams 2018
6912:
6906:, p. 82.
6905:
6904:Williams 2018
6900:
6894:, p. 80.
6893:
6892:Williams 2018
6888:
6881:
6880:Williams 2018
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6849:Williams 2016
6845:
6839:, p. 79.
6838:
6837:Williams 2018
6833:
6827:, p. 78.
6826:
6825:Williams 2018
6821:
6815:, p. 53.
6814:
6809:
6807:
6800:, p. 91.
6799:
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6787:
6786:Williams 1998
6782:
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6774:Williams 2018
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6758:
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6151:
6145:, p. 72.
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6139:
6133:, p. 61.
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6127:
6125:
6117:
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6007:
6001:, p. 59.
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5906:
5900:, p. 51.
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5898:Williams 2018
5894:
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5886:Williams 2019
5882:
5874:
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5851:, pp. 59
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5599:
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5583:, p. 17.
5582:
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5458:, p. 81.
5457:
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5452:
5446:, p. 65.
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5407:, p. 22.
5406:
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5395:, p. 92.
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11279:Shikshapatri
11223:Swaminarayan
10981:Swamini Vato
10971:Shikshapatri
10911:Noted Saints
10902:Suryanarayan
10853:Radha Ramana
10833:Swaminarayan
10592:Swamini Vato
10582:Shikshapatri
10525:Swaminarayan
10478:Major Groups
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4867:S.Patel 2017
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10966:Vachanamrut
10959:other books
10838:Nar Narayan
10623:Janmashtami
10618:Rama Navami
10577:Vachanamrut
10182:"ISSO Seva"
9966:DeshGujarat
9779:Web-sources
8652:. Gilbert.
8121:Parikh 2016
8106:Parikh 2016
8067:Parikh 2016
7956:Parekh 1936
7164:Gadhia 2016
7128:Gadhia 2016
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6735:Mosher 2006
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6600:Gadhia 2016
6513:Gadhia 2016
6291:Gadhia 2016
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5369:Brewer 2009
5191:Burman 2005
4259:paramhansas
4115:Herman 2010
3686:Vachanamrut
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3412:Parabrahman
3313:Purushottam
3309:Parabrahman
3187:Vachanamrut
3092:Vachanamrut
3037:soteriology
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2981:Parabrahman
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2873:akṣaragurus
2865:Vachanamrut
2843:Vachanamrut
2560:Ranchhodrai
2550:Madan Mohan
2523:Nar Narayan
2513:Nar Narayan
2480:paramhansas
2445:charismatic
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2338:charismatic
2289:akṣaragurus
2257:Parabrahman
2195:soteriology
2133:charismatic
1982:Yoga Sutras
1934:Vachanamrut
1889:Atharvaveda
1842:Major texts
1792:Vaisheshika
1731:Vivekananda
1721:Neo-Vedanta
1615:Chakradhara
1605:Mahanubhava
1530:Vyasatirtha
1355:Neo-Vedanta
1326:Pramanavada
1319:Panchartika
1275:Mahanubhava
1223:Vaishnavite
1197:Sub-schools
1110:Vaisheshika
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917:Pancharatra
912:Vaikhanasas
907:Bhagavatism
877:Vyasatirtha
867:Vishnuswami
837:Sripadaraja
677:Chakradhara
615:Mahanubhava
546:Sampradayas
471:Mahabharata
458:Pancharatra
310:Dhanvantari
304:Other forms
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187:Vaishnavism
125:Vachanamrut
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6193:21 January
4643:References
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4103:Dwyer 2018
3934:newspapers
3847:, and the
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3799:, and the
3793:Upanishads
3579:pradakṣiṇā
3517:Murti puja
3360:Śikṣāpatrī
3329:NarNarayan
3086:To become
3081:Brahmarūpa
3014:Pushtimarg
3011:Vallabha's
2995:Background
2977:Vacanāmṛta
2468:Pushtimarg
2465:Vallabha's
2457:istadevata
2241:Pushtimarg
2238:Vallabha's
2199:Brahmarūpa
2119:rooted in
2117:sampradaya
2011:Kama Sutra
1897:Upanishads
1525:Jayatirtha
1455:(Mayavada)
1443:Prabhākara
1233:Bhedabheda
1001:Dadu panth
964:Pushtimarg
937:Krishnaism
777:Ram Charan
702:Jñāneśvara
692:Jayatirtha
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587:Tattvavada
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108:Scriptures
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