Ganapatya tradition

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Hindu sect religious tradition

The Ganapatya tradition is a Hindu sect that venerates Ganesha as the supreme deity and central focus of spiritual practice and devotion.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ganapatya tradition canonical	10
Ganapatya	2
Ganapatya sect	1
Ganapatya sects	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu sect ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
associatedRegion	Maharashtra ⓘ South India ⓘ Western India ⓘ
associatedWith	Ganesha worship ⓘ
coreBelief	Ganesha is the supreme deity ⓘ Ganesha is the ultimate reality (Brahman) ⓘ
devoteeCalled	Ganapatya tradition self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ganapatya
focusOfDevotion	Ganesha ⓘ
goalOfPractice	moksha through grace of Ganesha ⓘ removal of obstacles on spiritual path ⓘ
hasScripturalBasisIn	Ganapati Atharvashirsha ⓘ Brahma Vaivarta Purana ⓘ surface form: Ganesa Khanda of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana Ganesha Purana ⓘ Mudgala Purana ⓘ Puranas ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ
hasSubsect	different Ganapatya sampradayas (lineages) ⓘ
historicalDevelopmentPeriod	medieval period ⓘ
languageOfScripture	Sanskrit ⓘ
majorFestival	Ganesh Chaturthi ⓘ
philosophicalConcept	Ganesha as cause, sustainer, and dissolver of the universe ⓘ identity of jiva (individual soul) with Ganesha in ultimate realization ⓘ
practiceIncludes	household shrines to Ganesha ⓘ pilgrimage to major Ganesha temples ⓘ temple worship of Ganesha ⓘ
primaryDeity	Ganesha ⓘ
recognizesOtherDeitiesAs	manifestations of Ganesha ⓘ subordinate to Ganesha ⓘ
relatedTradition	Shaivism ⓘ Shaktism ⓘ Smarta Sampradaya ⓘ surface form: Smarta tradition
religiousBranchOf	Hinduism ⓘ
ritualEmphasis	daily worship of Ganesha ⓘ initiation with Ganesha mantras ⓘ observance of Ganesha festivals ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	monistic interpretation of Ganesha as Brahman ⓘ monotheistic within Hindu framework ⓘ
usesIconography	Ganesha with modaka (sweet) ⓘ mouse (vehicle of Ganesha) ⓘ surface form: Ganesha with mouse (vahana) elephant-headed form of Ganesha ⓘ
usesMantra	Om Gam Ganapataye Namah ⓘ
viewOnGanesha	Ganesha as lord of categories and knowledge ⓘ Ganesha ⓘ surface form: Ganesha as remover of obstacles (Vighneshvara)
worshipForm	bhakti (devotional worship) ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ meditation on Ganesha ⓘ puja rituals ⓘ yantra worship ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ganesha → associatedPhilosophy → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Ganapatya tradition → devoteeCalled → Ganapatya tradition self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ganapatya

Nritya Ganapati → veneratedIn → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

mouse (vehicle of Ganesha) → foundInTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Mudgala Purana → associatedTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Ganesha Purana → tradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ganapatya

Ganesha Purana → usedBy → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ganapatya sects

Riddhi → tradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Mahodara → tradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Gajanana → belongsToTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Ekadanta → worshipTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Ganapati Upanishad → veneratedBy → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ganapatya sect

Uchchhishta Ganapati → tradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ

Ganpatipule Temple → worshipTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ