Neo-Vaishnavism
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Neo-Vaishnavism is a bhakti-based Hindu reform movement from Assam that emphasizes devotion to a personal God, social egalitarianism, and the teachings of the saint-scholar Srimanta Sankardev.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neo-Vaishnavism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7308699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neo-Vaishnavism Context triple: [Srimanta Sankardev, religiousTradition, Neo-Vaishnavism]
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Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism is a major tradition within Hinduism that centers on the worship of Vishnu and his avatars, especially Krishna and Rama.
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Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Gaudiya Vaishnavism is a devotional Hindu tradition, rooted in the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, that centers on loving worship of Krishna as the Supreme God through practices like chanting the Hare Krishna mantra.
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C.
Sri Vaishnavism
Sri Vaishnavism is a major South Indian tradition of Hinduism that emphasizes devotion to Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi, integrating Vedic ritualism with the Tamil Alvar saints’ devotional poetry and the philosophical teachings of Ramanuja.
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Bhakti Vedanta
Bhakti Vedanta is a devotional Vedantic philosophical tradition within Hinduism that emphasizes loving devotion (bhakti) to the personal God, especially as articulated in texts like the Bhagavata Purana.
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E.
Lingayatism
Lingayatism is a distinct Hindu religious tradition from Karnataka that worships Shiva in the form of a personal linga and emphasizes social equality, personal devotion, and rejection of caste and ritual orthodoxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neo-Vaishnavism Target entity description: Neo-Vaishnavism is a bhakti-based Hindu reform movement from Assam that emphasizes devotion to a personal God, social egalitarianism, and the teachings of the saint-scholar Srimanta Sankardev.
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A.
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism is a major tradition within Hinduism that centers on the worship of Vishnu and his avatars, especially Krishna and Rama.
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B.
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Gaudiya Vaishnavism is a devotional Hindu tradition, rooted in the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, that centers on loving worship of Krishna as the Supreme God through practices like chanting the Hare Krishna mantra.
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C.
Sri Vaishnavism
Sri Vaishnavism is a major South Indian tradition of Hinduism that emphasizes devotion to Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi, integrating Vedic ritualism with the Tamil Alvar saints’ devotional poetry and the philosophical teachings of Ramanuja.
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D.
Bhakti Vedanta
Bhakti Vedanta is a devotional Vedantic philosophical tradition within Hinduism that emphasizes loving devotion (bhakti) to the personal God, especially as articulated in texts like the Bhagavata Purana.
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E.
Lingayatism
Lingayatism is a distinct Hindu religious tradition from Karnataka that worships Shiva in the form of a personal linga and emphasizes social equality, personal devotion, and rejection of caste and ritual orthodoxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu reform movement
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Vaishnavite tradition ⓘ bhakti movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madhavdev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Srimanta Sankardev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | bhakti ⓘ |
| coreText | Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
Ankiya Naat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borgeet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationWithin | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
devotion to a personal God
ⓘ
ethical living ⓘ social egalitarianism ⓘ |
| ethicalPrinciple |
devotional humility
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non-violence ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Krishna-bhakti ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Srimanta Sankardev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Brahmaputra Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Madhavdev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Srimanta Sankardev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bhagavata tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institutionalForm |
namghar
ⓘ
satra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPractice | Assamese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticCentre | satra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
animal sacrifice
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ritualism ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 15th century ⓘ |
| placeOfWorship | namghar ⓘ |
| promotes |
communal harmony
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social equality ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejects | caste-based discrimination ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
congregational singing
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devotional music ⓘ storytelling of Krishna’s life ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage |
Assamese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| subtraditionOf | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
devotion through naam-kirtan
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devotion through simple living ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | personal God as supreme ⓘ |
| worships |
Krishna
NERFINISHED
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Neo-Vaishnavism Description of subject: Neo-Vaishnavism is a bhakti-based Hindu reform movement from Assam that emphasizes devotion to a personal God, social egalitarianism, and the teachings of the saint-scholar Srimanta Sankardev.
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