Vaishnavas or Vaishnavites
The presiding deity of this group is Vishnu who is said to sustain the universe and to incarnate whenever mankind is in spiritual and material need.
Vaishnavas: devotees of Lord V i s h n u - persons following the v i d h i: no meat, fish, eggs, intoxication, illicit sex, gambling, and daily rounds of chanting j a p a (see also C a i t a n y a).
Vaishnava
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one who worships Vishnu in the form of Rama, Krishna, Narayana etc.
[edit] Vaishnava bhakti
See also Vaishnavism, Krishnaism, Gaudiya Vaishnavism and Hare Krishna
Prominent historical personalities include:
Ramanujacharya
Madhvacharya
Nimbarka
Vallabha
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ...
To the Vaishnavas, God is in Vaikuntha as Vishnu. To the Saivas, God is in Kailasa as Siva, or Rudra. To the Saktas, God is in Manidvipa, as the Supreme Sakti or the Divine Mother. To the Ganapatyas, God is Ganesa, or Ganapati.
vaisnava (Vaishnava) [relating or belonging to Visnu; a worshipper of Visnu].
vaisvadevyam the union of all the godheads (in our consenting universality); the complete universal power, the cosmic whole. [Ved.] ...
In South India, Bhakti-Yoga was promulgated during this period by the Vaishnava Âlvârs and the Shaiva Nâyanmârs.
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
Vaishnava - Member of an dualistic sect of India.
Vairagya - Renunciation; dispassion.
Vajra - Adamantine; firm.
Vishnu ("Worker") - the deity who is worshiped by the Vaishnavas and who has had nine incarnations, including Râma and Krishna, with the tenth incarnation (avatâra)-Kalki-coming at the close of the kali-yuga ...
Bhakti-Yoga: The collective discipline of love and devotion that is extolled in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ, the Bhâgavata-Purâna, and in the scriptures of the Vaishnavas and Shaivas.
 See also: India, Spirit, Yoga, Spiritual, Brahma
  
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