Vaishnavism vs. Shaivism
Vaishnavismnoun
The worship of Vishnu.
Vaishnavismnoun
Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu
Vaishnavismnoun
worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. According to a 2010 estimate by Johnson and Grim, the Vaishnava tradition is the largest group within Hinduism constituting about 641 million or 67.6% of Hindus.
Shaivism
Shaivism () is one of the major Hindu traditions that worships Shiva, also called Rudra, as the Supreme Being. One of the largest Hindu denominations, It incorporates many sub-traditions ranging from devotional dualistic theism such as Shaiva Siddhanta to yoga-oriented monistic non-theism such as Kashmiri Shaivism.
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