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Historical Vishnuism as early worship of the deity Vishnu is one of the historical components, branches or origins of the contemporary and early Vaishnavism, which was subject of considerable study, and often showing that Vishnuism is a distinctive worship — a sect.〔Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin, ''The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-Veda'', G. P. Putnam's sons, 1895, (p. 328 ).〕 The tradition was forming in the context of Puranic Vaisnavism evolving in the process of revitalizing religion of Brahmanism, of which Vishnuism is believed to be a part, through assimilating a number of orthodox, non-conformist and tribal elements; the absorption of mother goddess worship, into what now known a Vaishnava sampradayas. It is a tradition of the historical Vedic religion and is distinguished from other historic schools later forming the Vaishnavism by its primary worship of Vishnu, later identified as the source of all Avatars. A number of separate sects or traditions merged with each representing the names of god of Vaishnavism. In contemporary Vaishnavism God is also known as Narayana, Vasudeva and Krishna and behind each of those names is a divine figure with attributed supremacy in Vaishnavism, that relates to historic traditions that some scholars theorize to be separate and distinct historically.〔 p. 4〕 It is distinct from Krishnaism, as in the revival of Bhakti, found in the Bhagavata it is referred as Vishnuism.〔(Review: by Kenneth Scott Latourette ) India and Christendom: The Historical Connections between Their Religions. by Richard Garbe; Lydia Gillingham Robinson Pacific Affairs, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Autumn, 1961), pp. 317-318.〕 The followers of Vaishnavism are referred to as ''Vaishnava(s)'' or ''Vaishnavites''. According to recent statistics, a majority of Hindus are Vaishnavas,〔(Major Branches - Hinduism ) from adherents.com〕 with the vast majority living in India. The name Vaishnavite is a direct translation of Vishnite and often lead to confusion. Some sources identify Visnuism with Vaishnavism, while others prefer to distinguish Vishnuism from Krishnaism and Ramaism. In his ''The Religions of India'', Edward Washburn Hopkins presents an accepted distinction as to the assumption that Vishnuism is associated with Vedic brahmanism, and was part of brahmanism. Krishnaism was adopted much later, and it is for this reason, amongst others, that despite its modern iniquities Siva has appealed more to the brahmanas than Krishna. Its only later that Vishnuism merged with Krishnaism.〔Hopkins,''The Religions of India'', p. 530: "When, however, pantheism, nay, even Vishnuism, or still more, Krishnaism, was an accepted fact upon what, then, was the wisdom of the priest expended?"〕 ==Etymology== The term ''Vaishnavism'' and ''Vishnuism'', entered the English language in the 19th century, and was formed by attaching the suffix ''-ism'' to Sanskrit ''Vaishnava'' or ''Vishnu'' (IAST: or ), where first is the ''vriddhi'' form of the second meaning "relating, belonging, or sacred to Vishnu" or "a worshiper or follower of Vishnu".〔''Vaishnavism'' in 〕 However ''Vaishnava'' may also refer to worshiper of Rama, Nrisimha or Krishna, whereas ''Vishnuite'' more often refers to one who primarily worships Vishnu. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Historical Vishnuism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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