The Sanskrit term Viṣṇutilaka can be transliterated into English as Visnutilaka or Vishnutilaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Viṣṇutilaka (विष्णुतिलक) refers to a type of mark worn on one’s body, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship), while explaining special instructions to be followed:—Without wearing the mark of viṣṇu-tilaka on one’s body, all activities such as japa, homa (sacrifice), tāpa (austerities), svādhyāya (study of śāstra), oblations unto the forefathers and performance of the śrāddha ceremony (making an offering to the deceased forefathers) become fruitless. a Vaiṣṇava must wear tilaka on his body every day. even if a person is a dogeater (caṇḍāla), if his body is decorated with ūrdhvapuṇḍra (viṣṇu-tilaka), he goes to Vaikuṇṭha, regardless of what time he dies. if a Vaiṣṇava wearing tilaka honours mahā-prasāda at someone’s home, Bhagavān liberates his hosts’ previous twenty generations from hell.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Partial matches: Vishnu, Tilaka.

Full-text: Vishnutattva, Vyartha, Phalakankshin, Chala, Yadriccha, Gurukula, Pancaratra, Urdhvapundra.

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