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Swaminarayan Sampradaya
The Swaminarayan Sampradaya, also known as Swaminarayan Hinduism and Swaminarayan movement, is a Hindu Vaishnava sampradaya rooted in Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita, characterized by the worship of its charismatic founder Sahajanand Swami, better known as Swaminarayan, as an avatar of Krishna or as the highest manifestation of Purushottam, the supreme God.
Ramanandi Sampradaya
The Ramanandi, also known as Ramavats, is one of the largest sects of Vaishnavas.
Nimbarka Sampradaya
The Nimbarka Sampradaya (IAST: Nimbārka Sampradāya, Sanskrit निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय), also known as the Kumāra Sampradāya, Hamsa Sampradāya, and Sanakādi Sampradāya, is one of the four Sampradāyas.
Rudra Sampradaya
In Hinduism, the Rudra Sampradaya is one of four Vaishnava sampradayas, a tradition of disciplic succession in the religion.
Brahma Sampradaya
In Hinduism, the Brahma Sampradaya is the disciplic succession (sampradaya) of gurus starting with Brahma.Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch - Page 239 Charles Eliot, 1998
Radha Vallabh Sampradaya
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