Vaishnavism

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit वैष्णव (vaiṣṇava, “related to Vishnu”) +‎ -ism.

Proper noun

Vaishnavism

1. A branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu.

   Synonym: Vishnuism

Related terms

• Vaishnavist

Translations

a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu

• Bengali: বৈষ্ণব (bn) (bōiśnob)
• Bhojpuri: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
• Catalan: vixnuisme m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 毗濕奴派 / 毗湿奴派

  Mandarin: 毘濕奴派 / 毗湿奴派 (píshīnúpài)

  Wu: 毘湿奴派

• German: Vishnuismus m
• Hindi: वैष्णव (hi) (vaiṣṇav)
• Italian: visnuismo m
• Japanese: ヴィシュヌ派, ヴァイシュナヴァ (vaishunava)
• Kannada: ವೈಷ್ಣವ (kn) (vaiṣṇava)
• Korean: 비슈누파 (bisyunupa)
• Lao: ໄວສະນົບ (wai sa nop)
• Maithili: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
• Malayalam: വൈഷ്ണവമതം (vaiṣṇavamataṁ)
• Manipuri: ꯚꯩꯁ꯭ꯅꯚ (bheis͟nabha)
• Marathi: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
• Nepali: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
• Newar: वैष्णभ (waiṣṇabha)
• Punjabi: ਵੈਸ਼ਨਵਵਾਦ (vaiśnavavād)
• Sanskrit: वैष्णव (sa) (vaiṣṇava)
• Tamil: வைணவ (vaiṇava)
• Telugu: వైష్ణవము (te) (vaiṣṇavamu)
• Thai: ไวษณพ
• Ukrainian: вайшнавізм (uk) (vajšnavizm)
• Urdu: ویشنو
• Western Panjabi: ویشنو (veśno)

See also

• Category:Vaishnavism