Vishnutattva, Viṣṇutattva: 5 definitions
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Vishnutattva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Viṣṇutattva can be transliterated into English as Visnutattva or Vishnutattva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Viṣṇutattva (विष्णुतत्त्व) refers to “categorical knowledge of the unlimited expansions of Viṣṇu”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Viṣṇutattva (विष्णुतत्त्व) refers to:—Forms of Godhead. viṣṇu-tilaka–see tilaka. (cf. Glossary page from Arcana-dīpikā).
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’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Viṣṇutattva (विष्णुतत्त्व) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedānta. Oppert. 5332.
1) Viṣṇutattva (विष्णुतत्त्व):—[=viṣṇu-tattva] [from viṣṇu] n. V°’s real essence, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work]
Viṣṇutattva (विष्णुतत्त्व):—n. Viṣṇu’s wahres Wesen [SARVADARŚANAS. 73, 20.] nirṇaya m. Titel eines philosophischen Werkes [62, 18.fg.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Vishnu, Tattva.
Starts with (+0): Vishnutattvanirnaya, Vishnutattvarahasya, Vishnutattvarahasyakhandana, Vishnutattvasamhita.
Full-text (+0): Vishnutattvasamhita, Vishnutattvarahasya, Vishnutattvanirnaya, Vishnutattvarahasyakhandana, Vishnumantra, Dashaprakarana, Aniruddha, Arghya.
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