Smartism
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Smartism is a major Hindu tradition that emphasizes the worship of multiple deities as different manifestations of the one ultimate reality, often centered on Advaita Vedanta philosophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smartism canonical | 2 |
| Smarta tradition | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu tradition
ⓘ
denomination of Hinduism ⓘ |
| allows | personal choice of ishta devata (chosen deity) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophy | Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| attitudeToSectarianism | inclusive and non-sectarian ⓘ |
| centralConcept | Brahman ⓘ |
| classedAs |
Smartism
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Smarta tradition
|
| classification | one of the major Hindu sampradayas ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Shaivism
ⓘ
Shaktism ⓘ Smartas’ sectarian exclusivism (which it rejects) ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine | non-dualism (Advaita) ⓘ |
| emphasizes | worship of multiple deities ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
Vedic ritual
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ study of scriptures (svadhyaya) ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | India ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | systematized in the medieval period ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ |
| languageOfScripture | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| panchayatanaPujaIncludes |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti
Shiva ⓘ Surya ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| recognizesDeity |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti
Shiva ⓘ Kartikeya ⓘ
surface form:
Skanda (Kartikeya)
Surya ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualFocus | Panchayatana puja ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Brahma Sutras ⓘ Smriti texts ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedas ⓘ |
| soteriologicalGoal | moksha (liberation) ⓘ |
| teaches | all major deities are equal paths to Brahman ⓘ |
| teachesPathToMoksha |
devotion (bhakti)
ⓘ
knowledge (jnana) ⓘ ritual action (karma) properly understood ⓘ |
| theologicalView | all deities are manifestations of one ultimate reality ⓘ |
| viewOnOtherDeities | local and sectarian deities are forms of the same Brahman ⓘ |
| viewOnReality |
Brahman
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahman is nirguna (without attributes) in ultimate sense
saguna Brahman (with attributes) is valid for devotional worship ⓘ |
| viewsBrahmanAs | ultimate reality ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Smarta tradition