Upanayanavignette|Upanayana au Népal, 2007. L'Upanayana est un rite de passage de l'hindouisme: un samskara. Il marque chez l'enfant le début de l'étude des textes sacrés: les Védas, et de l'éducation en général. L'histoire de l'Inde a fait que plus la caste de l'enfant est élevée, plus la cérémonie a lieu tôt dans sa vie, tout en sachant que généralement ce rite n'était, autrefois, pratiqué qu'envers les garçons. Un pagne, une ceinture, un cordon sacré sont transmis au jeune étudiant.
Swaminarayan SampradayaThe 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 (1781–1830), as an avatar of Krishna or as the highest manifestation of Purushottam, the supreme God. According to the tradition's lore, both the religious group and Sahajanand Swami became known as Swaminarayan after the Swaminarayan mantra, which is a compound of two Sanskrit words, swami ("master, lord") and Narayan (supreme God, Vishnu).
UdasiUdasi est un terme utilisé pour désigner une secte, un courant religieux qui s'est inspiré du sikhisme. Udasi vient du sanskrit udasin : celui qui est indifférent aux attachements terrestres, un stoïcien, un mendiant. Baba Sri Chand (1494-1629), le fils ainé de Guru Nanak, le gourou fondateur du sikhisme a créé ce mouvement. Udasi s'est détaché au cours des siècles du sikhisme pour se tourner vers l'hindouisme. À son début, l'Udasi vénérait Guru Nanak et le livre saint du sikhisme : le Guru Granth Sahib.
Sri VaishnavismSri Vaishnavism (श्रीवैष्णवसम्प्रदाय) is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. The name refers to goddess Lakshmi (also known as Sri), as well as a prefix that means "sacred, revered", and the god Vishnu, who are together revered in this tradition. The tradition traces its roots to the ancient Vedas and Pancharatra texts, popularised by the Alvars and their canon, the Naalayira Divya Prabandham.
AkharaAkhara ou akhada (sanskrit et hindi : अखाड़ा) a un sens très large en Inde. Par le passé, un akhara était un camp d'entraînement des sâdhus guerriers. Aujourd'hui, un akhara est une arène dédiée au sport, un espace où se déroulent les combats sportifs, une salle de gymnastique, une sorte de monastère de sâdhus sédentaires, un lieu de campement durant les grands rassemblements religieux comme la Kumbh Mela. Au sens figuré, l’akhara est un champ de lutte.
Brahma SampradayaIn Hinduism, the Brahma Sampradaya () is the disciplic succession (sampradaya) of gurus starting with Brahma. The term is most often used to refer to the beliefs and teachings of Madhvacharya, his Dvaita Vedanta philosophy and Sadh Vaishnavism, Vaishnavism section founded by Madhvacharya. The longer-term Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya (), or simply Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya, is used to refer to the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his Gaudiya Vaishnava theology.
Rudra SampradayaIn Hinduism, the Rudra Sampradaya is one of four Vaishnava sampradayas, a tradition of disciplic succession in the religion. Vaishnavism is distinguished from other schools of Hinduism by its primary worship of deities Vishnu and/or Krishna and their Avatars as the Supreme forms of God. The ascetic Vishnuswami formed the Rudra-Sampradaya, though the sampradaya is believed to have traced its origins to the Hindu deity Shiva, also known as Rudra, who passed on the knowledge imparted to him by Vishnu (or Krishna), on mankind.
KaumaramNOTOC Kaumaram (கௌமாரம்) is a Hindu denomination that primarily venerates the Hindu deity of war, Kartikeya, also known as Kumaran, Murugan (in South India), Arumugan, and Subrahmanyan. Devotees of Kumaran, called Kaumaras, also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva, and Ganesha, as well his consorts, Devasena and Sundaravalli, the daughters of Vishnu in Tamil tradition. The important theological texts relating to Kumara are a part of the Shaiva agama canon.
MatsyendranathMatsyendranātha, also known as Matsyendra, Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha and Minapa (early 10th century) was a saint and yogi in a number of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. He is traditionally considered the revivalist of hatha yoga as well as the author of some of its earliest texts. He is also seen as the founder of the natha sampradaya, having received the teachings from Shiva. He is especially associated with Kaula Shaivism. He is also one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas and considered the guru of Gorakshanath, another important figure in early hatha yoga.
WarkariWarkari (Marathi: वारकरी; Pronunciation: [ʋaːɾkəɾiː]; Meaning: 'The one who performs the Wari') is a sampradaya (religious movement) within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra. Warkaris worship Vitthal (also known as Vithoba), the presiding deity of Pandharpur, regarded as a form of Vishnu. Saints and gurus of the bhakti movement associated with the Warkaris include Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath, and Tukaram all of whom are accorded the title of Sant.
