Swaminarayan Sampradaya

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Swaminarayan Sampradaya is a Hindu religious tradition founded by Bhagwan Swaminarayan in the early 19th century, known for its strict moral code, temple-centered devotion, and emphasis on personal piety and social service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious tradition ⓘ
Vaishnava sampradaya ⓘ
celibacyRule sadhus must remain celibate ⓘ
corePractice bhakti (devotion) to Swaminarayan ⓘ
personal piety ⓘ
social service ⓘ
strict moral discipline ⓘ
temple-centered worship ⓘ
dressCodeForSadhus saffron robes ⓘ
emergedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
emphasisOn daily worship at home and temple ⓘ
guru-disciple relationship ⓘ
observance of vows (niyams) ⓘ
ethicalFocus community upliftment ⓘ
personal character reform ⓘ
festival Annakut ⓘ
Diwali ⓘ
Janmashtami ⓘ
Swaminarayan Jayanti ⓘ
foundedBy Bhagwan Swaminarayan ⓘ
foundedInYear 1801 ⓘ
founderBirthName Ghanshyam Pande ⓘ
founderMonasticName Sahajanand Swami ⓘ
geographicSpread East Africa ⓘ
Gujarat ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasModernOffshoot Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) ⓘ
Gunatit Samaj ⓘ
hasSubtradition LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi ⓘ
linked to: Vadtal Gadi

NarNarayan Dev Gadi ⓘ
languageOfDevotion Gujarati ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
layVows five basic vows outlined in Shikshapatri ⓘ
mainDeity Swaminarayan ⓘ
moralCodeEmphasis abstinence from alcohol ⓘ
abstinence from drugs ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
sexual fidelity ⓘ
vegetarianism ⓘ
organizationalFeature lay devotee communities ⓘ
monastic order of sadhus ⓘ
network of temples ⓘ
originCountry India ⓘ
originRegion Gujarat ⓘ
primarySectarianText Shikshapatri ⓘ
Vachanamrut ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scripturalBasis Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Upanishads ⓘ
Vedas ⓘ
socialWorkArea disaster relief ⓘ
education ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ
rural development ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Vaishnavism ⓘ
viewOfFounder manifestation of supreme God ⓘ
worshipStyle daily arti rituals ⓘ
kirtan and devotional singing ⓘ
murti worship in temples ⓘ

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Swami → commonInTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Hindu diaspora → hasOrganization → BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha ⓘ
linked to: Swaminarayan Sampradaya
Swaminarayan temples → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Dabhan Swaminarayan Temple → affiliation → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Neasden Temple → followsTradition → Swaminarayan tradition ⓘ
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Bhagwan Swaminarayan → founderOf → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Bhagwan Swaminarayan → centralFigureOf → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Bhagwan Swaminarayan → movement → Swaminarayan Hinduism ⓘ
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Vachanamrut → tradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
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linked to: Swaminarayan Sampradaya
Shikshapatri → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Shikshapatri → audience → followers of Swaminarayan ⓘ
linked to: Swaminarayan Sampradaya
Shikshapatri → associatedWith → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Annakut → associatedWith → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Vadtal Gadi → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Ahmedabad Gadi → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Ahmedabad Gadi → religiousOrder → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Swaminarayan Jayanti → observedBy → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Annakut festival → practicedBy → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Ghanshyam Pande → founded → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Ghanshyam Pande → movement → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Ghanshyam Pande → veneratedIn → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Ghanshyam Pande → influenced → Swaminarayan Hinduism ⓘ
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Gunatit Samaj → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Sahajanand Swami → founded → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Sahajanand Swami → founded → Swaminarayan tradition ⓘ
linked to: Swaminarayan Sampradaya
Sahajanand Swami → movement → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Sahajanand Swami → influenced → Swaminarayan Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Swaminarayan Sampradaya
Pramukh Swami Maharaj → religiousTradition → Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Yagnapurush Kund → associatedWith → Swaminarayan tradition ⓘ
linked to: Swaminarayan Sampradaya