Swaminarayanthumb|Swaminarayan|190px Swaminarayan (Gujarati : સ્વામિનારાયણ, devanāgarī : स्वामीनारायण) ( - ) ou Sahajanand Swami est une personnalité centrale d'un courant moderne de l'hindouisme, fondateur du Swaminarayan Movement, dans lequel les fidèles offrent leur dévotion à Swaminarayan considéré comme manifestation du dieu suprême. Il est aussi connu sous le nom de Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Ghanshyam Pande, Ghanshyam Maharaj, Shreeji Maharaj, HariKrishna Maharaj and Shri Hari. Sahajanand Swami est né à Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh (Nord de l'Inde).
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.
KrishnaKrishna (Krichna, Kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण, sombre, bleu-noir, en sanskrit) est une divinité centrale de l'hindouisme. Dans la plupart des traditions hindoues, il est le huitième avatar (incarnation) de Vishnou. Pour les tenants du Gaudiya Vaishnavisme, il représente la divinité suprême à l'origine de toutes les autres. Krishna est la divinité la plus vénérée de l'Inde à l'origine de nombreuses sampradaya (traditions) bhakta (dévotionnelles) dédiées à son adoration. La première mention de Krishna se trouve dans le Rig-Veda (Mandala VIII, 3-4) comme nom d'un sage.
Littérature tamoule classiqueLa littérature tamoule classique, dont le cœur est constitué par la littérature du Sangam ou littérature Sangam, connaît probablement son âge d'or entre le et le mais peu de choses nous sont connues de façon certaine. Le tamoul est considéré comme la première langue classique de l'Inde avant même le sanskrit. Le gouvernement indien lui a d'ailleurs, en 2004, accordé le statut officiel de Classical Language (« Langue classique »).
Hari (hindouisme)Hari (हरि) is among the primary epithets of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, meaning 'the one who takes away' (sins). It refers to the one who removes darkness and illusion, the one who removes all obstacles to spiritual progress. The name Hari also appears as the 650th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata and is considered to be of great significance in Vaishnavism.
Madhusūdana SarasvatīMadhusūdana Sarasvatī (c.1540–1640) was an Indian philosopher in the Advaita Vedānta tradition and devotee of Lord Krishna. He was the disciple of Viśveśvara Sarasvatī and Mādhava Sarasvatī, and is the most celebrated name in the annals of the great debate between Dvaita and Advaita schools of Vedanta. The Nyayamruta of Vyasatirtha, a text criticising the Advaita view, caused a furore in the Advaita community resulting in a series of scholarly debates over centuries. Madhusūdana composed Advaitasiddhi, a line-by-line refutation of Nyayamruta.
Vithobathumb|Une image pieuse de la murti (dite Syambhu Vithoba) de Vithoba dans son sanctuaire de Pandharpur. Vithoba (en विठोबा, en ವಿಠೋಬಾ, en విఠోబా, en விதோபர்), également appelée Vitthala ou Panduranga, est une divinité hindoue principalement vénérée en Inde du Sud, essentiellement dans les états du Maharashtra et du Karnataka, et à une moindre mesure en Andhra Pradesh, à Goa, au Télangana et au Tamil Nadu. Son temple principal se trouve dans le Maharashtra à , sur les rives du Bhima ou Chandrabhaga.
VyasatirthaVyāsatīrtha (. 1460 – 1539), also called Vyasaraja or Chandrikacharya, was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, polemicist, commentator and poet belonging to the Madhwacharya's Dvaita order of Vedanta. As the patron saint of the Vijayanagara Empire, Vyasatirtha was at the forefront of a golden age in Dvaita which saw new developments in dialectical thought, growth of the Haridasa literature under bards like Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa and an amplified spread of Dvaita across the subcontinent.
JayatirthaSri Jayatirtha (), also known as Teekacharya () (1345 - 1388), was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from (1365 – 1388). He is considered to be one of the most important seers in the history of Dvaita school of thought on account of his sound elucidations of the works of Madhvacharya. He is credited with structuring the philosophical aspects of Dvaita and through his polemical works, elevating it to an equal footing with the contemporary schools of thought.
Lacto vegetarianismA lacto-vegetarian (sometimes referred to as a lactarian; from the Latin root lact-, milk) diet is a diet that abstains from the consumption of meat as well as eggs, while still consuming dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, ghee, cream, and kefir. The concept and practice of lacto-vegetarianism among a significant number of people comes from ancient India. An early advocate of lacto-vegetarianism was the Scottish physician George Cheyne who promoted a milk and vegetable-based diet to treat obesity and other health problems in the early 18th century.
