Manipuri Vaishnavism
Manipuri Vaishnavism, also known as Meitei Vaishnavism (Meitei: Bhei-sna-bh Lāi-nīng), is a regional variant of Gaudiya Vaishnavism with a culture-forming role in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur.
The transliterations of "Vaishnav Laining" (/bhei-sna-bh lāi-nīng/), the term in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri) for Vaishnavism (Manipuri Vaishnavism), in Manipuri script (Meitei script) of medieval era and Latin | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Manipur and other Northeast Indian states | |
| Religions | |
| Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism | |
| Scriptures | |
| Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata Purana (in Manipuri language translated versions) | |
| Languages | |
| Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) |
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| Vaishnavism |
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The Manipuri Vaishnavas do not worship Krishna alone, but as Radha-Krishna. With the spread of Vaishnavism the worship of Krishna and Radha became the dominant form in the Manipur region. Every village there has a thakur-ghat and a temple.
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