Ganapatya tradition

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

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Ganapatya tradition canonical 14
Ganapatya 3
Ganapatya canon 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
focusOfDevotion Ganesha ⓘ
goalOfPractice moksha through grace of Ganesha ⓘ
removal of obstacles on spiritual path ⓘ
hasScripturalBasisIn Ganapati Atharvashirsha ⓘ
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 tradition ⓘ
linked to: Smarta Sampradaya
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) ⓘ
Ganesha with mouse (vahana) ⓘ
elephant-headed form of Ganesha ⓘ
usesMantra Om Gam Ganapataye Namah ⓘ
viewOnGanesha Ganesha as lord of categories and knowledge ⓘ
Ganesha as remover of obstacles (Vighneshvara) ⓘ
linked to: Ganesha
worshipForm bhakti (devotional worship) ⓘ
mantra recitation ⓘ
meditation on Ganesha ⓘ
puja rituals ⓘ
yantra worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

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

Ganesha → associatedPhilosophy → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Ganapatya tradition → devoteeCalled → Ganapatya ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
Nritya Ganapati → veneratedIn → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
mouse (vehicle of Ganesha) → foundInTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Mudgala Purana → associatedTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Ganesha Purana → tradition → Ganapatya ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
Ganesha Purana → usedBy → Ganapatya sects ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
Riddhi → tradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Mahodara → tradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Gajanana → belongsToTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Ekadanta → worshipTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Ganapati Upanishad → veneratedBy → Ganapatya sect ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
Uchchhishta Ganapati → tradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Ganpatipule Temple → worshipTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Ganapati Atharvashirsha → centralInTradition → Ganapatya ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
Ganapati Atharvashirsha → partOf → Ganapatya canon ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
Ganapati Atharvashirsha → studiedIn → Ganapatya philosophical tradition ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
Upasana Khanda → associatedWithTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Krida Khanda → hasTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Vighnaharta → worshipTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Vighneshvara → worshipTradition → Ganapatya tradition ⓘ