Ahangrahopasaka, Ahaṅgrahopāsaka, Ahangraha-upasaka: 1 definition
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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Ahaṅgrahopāsaka (अहङ्ग्रहोपासक) refers to “one who takes himself as the object of worship, believing that the jīva and Bhagavān are ultimately the same. Literally, aham–‘myself’, graha–‘accepting’, upāsanā–‘worship’”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
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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