The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2601 page)
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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
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