A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sampradaya
This page describes Sampradaya which is located on page 179 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Sampradaya” according to 38 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) [by Sadhu Gyanananddas]
Since it became the tradition that without Prasthanatrayi Bhashya (commentary on the three basic scriptures of Hinduism-the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, and the Brahmasutra) the Sampradaya is not considered as a Vedic Sampradaya. School of Vedanta, as Francis X....
Read full contents: 2. Analysis of the Svaminarayana Bhashya (Introduction)
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) [by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja]
The guruparampara that bestows complete knowledge of bhagavattattva is called amnaya or sampradaya. Mantras that are not received from a bona fide sampradaya are fruitless. In Kaliyuga, there are four Vaishnava sampradayas: Shri, Brahma, rudra and Sanaka or Kumara sampradaya. Shri Krishna is the original source of all sampradayas....
Read full contents: The Sampradaya (disciplic succession)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
The antagonistic Vaishnavas further objected that the Gaudiya Vaishnavas did not belong to a recognized sampradaya, or line of disciplic succession. From time immemorial, there have been four Vaishnava sampradayas: the Shri sampradaya, the Brahma sampradaya, the Rudra sampradaya and the Sanaka (Kumara) sampradaya. In this age of Kali, the principal acaryas of these four sampradayas are, respectively, Shri Ramanuja, Shri Madhva, Shri Vishnusvami and Shri Nimbaditya....
Read full contents: Distinguished Service to the Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya
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