Vallabha Sampradaya

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Vallabha Sampradaya is a Hindu devotional tradition founded by Vallabhacharya that emphasizes loving worship of Krishna, especially in his child form, through the path of grace (Pushtimarg).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti movement tradition ⓘ
Hindu religious tradition ⓘ
Vaishnava sampradaya ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pushti Marg ⓘ
linked to: Pushtimarg

Pushtimarg ⓘ
associatedCommunity Pushtimargiya Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Pushtimarg
associatedWith Vallabhacharya lineage ⓘ
centralDeityForm Bala Krishna ⓘ
Shrinathji ⓘ
contrastsWith paths emphasizing austerity and renunciation ⓘ
coreDoctrine Pushti (divine grace) ⓘ
path of grace ⓘ
devotionalMood intimate personal relationship with Krishna ⓘ
parental love for Krishna ⓘ
emphasizes loving devotion to Krishna ⓘ
encourages householder life ⓘ
followsDeity Krishna ⓘ
geographicOrigin North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
hasFounder Vallabhacharya ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 15th century ⓘ
iconography Krishna as a child holding Govardhan ⓘ
influenced Krishna devotion in Gujarat ⓘ
Krishna devotion in Rajasthan ⓘ
influencedBy Bhagavata tradition of Krishna bhakti ⓘ
initiationRite Brahma Sambandha ⓘ
keyConcept Krishna as supreme Brahman ⓘ
grace over asceticism ⓘ
world as real and divine ⓘ
languageOfDevotion Braj Bhasha ⓘ
leadershipStructure hereditary acharyas ⓘ
majorCenter Mathura ⓘ
Nathdwara ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
musicTradition kirtan in praise of Krishna ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Shuddhadvaita Vedanta ⓘ
rejects renunciation of the world ⓘ
religiousText Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
ritualFocus domestic-style worship of Krishna ⓘ
ornate temple rituals ⓘ
teaches liberation through grace and loving service ⓘ
theologicalOrientation personalist theism ⓘ
worshipStyle bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
seva (service) to Krishna ⓘ

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Braj → importantFor → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana → influenced → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Rasa Lila with gopis → worshippedByTradition → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Yamuna ghats → devotionalTradition → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Krishna bhakti music → associatedCommunity → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Vraja Mandala → associatedWithTradition → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Pushtimarg → organizationalLeadership → Goswami acharyas (descendants of Vallabhacharya) ⓘ
linked to: Vallabha Sampradaya
Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra → associatedWithSect → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Krishna temples → notableSect → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Subodhini → religiousCommunityUsage → Pushtimarg Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Vallabha Sampradaya
Subodhini → associatedSect → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Shri Nathji → associatedSampradaya → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Shri Nathji → linkedTo → Vallabhacharya’s lineage ⓘ
linked to: Vallabha Sampradaya
Anubhashya → associatedWith → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Tattvartha-dip-nibandha → tradition → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Goloka → knownInTradition → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Brajwasis → reveredIn → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
subject linked to: Brajwasis (residents of Braj)
Gopashtami → associatedCommunity → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Shrinathji → worshipTradition → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Pushti (divine grace) → centralConceptOf → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Brahma Sambandha → religiousTradition → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Brahma Sambandha → centralRoleIn → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Brahma Sambandha → performedBy → Vallabha Sampradaya gurus ⓘ
linked to: Vallabha Sampradaya
Kumbhandas → associatedWith → Pushtimarg sect of Vallabhacharya ⓘ
linked to: Vallabha Sampradaya
Gopala Krishna → worshippedIn → Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
Nanddas → associatedWith → Vallabhacharya tradition ⓘ
linked to: Vallabha Sampradaya