Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs c9.35
Studies in the Purāṇic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs c9.35
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c9.35
The term Vaiṣṇavism is very comprehensive in its denotation: but the modern Vaiṣṇavas consist generally of the Pāñcarātras and the Bhāgavatas. These two sections, though originally different²², are designated by the generic term Vaiṣṇava on account of the identification of their respective sectarian deities with Viṣṇu.