Vaishnavism

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Vaishnavism refers to a religious denomination of Hinduism centered on the supreme deity named Vishnu.

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    Hinduism Religion · Polytheistic
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    Hinduism refers to the broad religious category ascribed to many peoples in present-day India. With over one billion followers and many denominations, it is said to be one of the world's oldest belief systems.

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Matsya Puranam Regenesis
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Vaishnavism." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 09 Jul. 2020, omnika.org/stable/865. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2020, July 09). Vaishnavism. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/865

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Vaishnavism." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 09, 2020. Accessed February 12, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/865.

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Bibliography

Basu, Baman D., ed., et al. The Matsya Puranam: Chapters 1-128. Vol. 17 [Part 1], The Sacred Books of the Hindus: Translated by Various Sanskrit Scholars, Volume XVII—Part 1. Translated by 'A Taluqdar of Oudh' [sic]. New York, NY: AMS Press, 1974. [Reprinted from Bahadurganj, India: India Press, 1916]
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Keith, Arthur B., and Albert J. Carnoy. The Mythology of All Races / Volume VI, Indian and Iranian. Vol. 6, The Mythology of All Races: In Thirteen Volumes. Edited by Louis H. Gray and George F. Moore. Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1917.
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Leeming, David A. Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2nd edition. Vol. 1 [Parts I-II]. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
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Taluqdar of Oudh, trans. "Matsya Puranam, Ch. II." In The Matsya Puranam: Chapters 1-128. Vol. 17 [Parts 1-2], The Sacred Books of the Hindus: Translated by Various Sanskrit Scholars, Volume XVII—Part 1, 6-9, edited by Banam D. Basu. New York, NY: AMS Press, 1974.
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