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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: archive.org: The Tree Of Vedic Literature Courses

Vedas are apauruseya, which means they are not compilations of human knowledge. Vedic knowledge comes from the spiritual world, from Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the beginning the first living creature was Brahma. He received the Vedic knowledge from Krishna. Vedas are compared to desire tree because they contain all things knowable by man. They deal with mundane necessities as well as spiritual realization. Above and beyond all departments of knowledge there are specific directions for spiritual realization.

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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’).

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Sri Isopanisad

He received this Vedic knowledge and imparted it to Nārada and other disciples and sons, and they also distributed it to their disciples. In this way, the Vedic knowledge comes down by disciplic succession. It is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā that Vedic knowledge is understood in this way.

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

Vedic knowledge is the direct awareness of consciousness associated with oneself and with every object etc. of the world. And hence the shadowy knowledge of the physical world, which does not include the awareness of consciousness, is not considered as even elementary knowledge in the ocean of supersensuous knowledge called the Vedas.

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