Vaishnavism is one of the significant Hindu groups alongside Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is likewise called Vishnuism, its supporters are called Vaishnavas or Vaishnavites, and it thinks about Vishnu as the Supreme Lord.
The convention is remarkable for its symbol teaching, wherein Vishnu is venerated in one of numerous unmistakable manifestations. Rama, Krishna, Narayana, Kalki, Hari, Vithoba, Kesava, Madhava, Govinda, Srinathji and Jagannath are among the prominent names utilized for the equivalent preeminent being. The custom has detectable roots to the first thousand years BCE, as Bhagavatism, additionally called Krishnaism.[6] Later improvements drove by Ramananda made a Rama-arranged development, presently the biggest ascetic gathering in Asia. The Vaishnava custom has numerous sampradayas (categories, sub-schools) going from the medieval time Dvaita school of Madhvacharya to Vishishtadvaita school of Ramanuja