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has gloss	(noun) worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon Vaishnavism, Vishnuism, Vaisnavism
has gloss	eng: Vaishnavism (वैष्णव धर्म) is a tradition of Hinduism. Its followers worship Vishnu or its avatars, mainly Rama and Krishna as the highest, or original God. This worship in different perspectives or historical traditions addresses God under the names of Narayana, Krishna, Vāsudeva or more often "Vishnu", and their associated avatars. Its beliefs and practices, especially the concepts of Bhakti and Bhakti Yoga, are based largely on the Upanishads, and associated with the Vedas and Puranic texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, and the Padma, Vishnu and Bhagavata Puranas.
lexicalization	eng: Vaishnavism
lexicalization	eng: Vaisnavism
lexicalization	eng: Vishnuism
subclass of	(noun) a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils Hindooism, Hinduism

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