The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2601 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
7.54Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
ika led on to the multiple systems of Ny
ya, often known as Ny
ya-Vai
e
ika.
ya, often known as Nyya-Vaieika.
Vai
ava
.
ava.
An adherent of Vai
avism, one of three major forms of Hindu devotion (
bhakti
), along with
aivas
and
aktas
. Vai
avism is the cult of
Vi
u
, initially connected with Vi
u as the sun, pervading all things with light and spiritual enlightenment (
g Veda
3. 62. 10). He was assimilated with
N
r
yana
, cosmic energy, and was later associated with
K
a
avism, one of three major forms of Hindu devotion (bhakti
), along with
aivasand
aktas. Vai
avism is the cult ofVi
u, initially connected with Vi
u as the sun, pervading all things with light and spiritual enlightenment (g Veda3. 62. 10). He was assimilated with
N
ryana, cosmic energy, and was later associated with
K
aOther books
Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron
Hell Bound (Book 2): A World Apart by Dinisi, Kathy
Bocetos californianos by Bret Harte
Bound by Lust by Shanna Germain
On Thin Ice by Susan Andersen
Christmas Kismet by Grey, Jemma
Mad Dog Moonlight by Pauline Fisk
Dark Wolf Rising (Bloodrunners) by Byrd, Rhyannon
The Company You Keep by Tracy Kelleher
Westwood by Stella Gibbons
