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Are Vishnu and Shiva the biggest devotees of each other?
Are Vishnu and Shiva biggest devotees of each other? I read online that Shiva is the foremost Vaishnav and Vishnu is the foremost Shaiv, is this true? If yes please quote your source.
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Who is The Supreme God according to Bhagavata Purana?
I've heard from others that Sri Narayana is The Supreme Deity according to Bhagavata Puran (Srimad Bhagavatam) since it is a Vaishnava Text. Ironically upon reading it I actually found multiple verses ...
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Is Śiva a Vaiṣṇava? Does Shastras speak of Viṣṇu being the greatest devotee of Lord Śiva? [duplicate]
I wanted to know whether shastras say otherwise ie viṣṇu being the greatest Śaiva. I always see Vaiṣṇava Katha vachakas constantly quoting from Śrīmad Bhagavatam about Śiva being limited to only ...
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Shiva Mahatmya in Vaishnava Puranas?
In this question we can see that Vishnu is praised as supereme in Linga Purana which is Shaiva Purana.
Is there examples of praising Shiva as supreme in any Vaishnava Puranas or Puranas which are ...
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What is the position and role of Lord Vishnu in Kasmiri Shaivism?
Kashmiri Shaivism being an ancient Shaivite religion would have encountered the idea and philosophy of Vishnu amd Vaishnavism.
What is the position and role of Lord Vishnu in Kasmiri Shaivism?
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Are there any verses in the scriptures which proclaim Vishnu and Shiva to be one and same?
As we know, Vaishnavism and Shaivism are two largest sects within Hinduism.While Vaishnavas believe Vishnu as Supreme,Shaivas believe in Shiva as Supreme. My question is, if there is any reference in ...
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Will Shaivism and Vaishnavism merge, if some one proves Vishnu and Siva to be the same? [closed]
I do not know much about whether there are any other fundamental differences between these two sects. The only difference I know is that the Vaishnavites believe Vishnu alone as their primary deity (...
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How do Shaivas and Shaktas interpret the Vishnu Gayatri mantra?
How do Shaivas and Shaktas interpret the Vishnu Gayatri mantra, which is from the Narayana Suktam of the Yajur Veda:
"Narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi | tanno Vishnuh prachodayat"
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What scriptures describe Sadashiva carrying Vishnu in Vishnu's abode of Paramapadam?
As I discuss in this question, the Sri Vaishnava sect (of which I am a member) places great importance on the Divya Desams, the 108 sacred places of Vishnu which are mentioned in the poems of the ...
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What scripture says devotees of other gods eventually become devotees of Vishnu in future births?
The Rahasyatraya Sara is a work by the Sri Vaishnava Acharya Vedanta Desikan, concerning the meaning of the Rahasya Traya or three secrets of the Sri Vaishnava sect (of which I'm a member). In this ...
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