Ramanandi Sampradaya
The Ramanandi (IAST Rāmānandī), also known as Ramavats (IAST Rāmāvat), is one of the largest sect of Vaishnavas. Out of 52 gates of Vaishnavism divided into 4 Vaishnava Sampradayas, 36 are held by Ramanandi. The sect mainly emphasizes the worship of Rama, Sita, and Hanuman and avatars of Vishnu. They consider Rama and Sita as Supreme Absolute who are non different from each other. It is considered to have been founded by Ramananda, a 14th-century Vaishnava saint.
Portrait of a Ramanandi ascetic worshipping Sita Rama in Mandi (Himachal Pradesh, India), first half of the 19th century | |
| Founder | |
|---|---|
| Swami Ramanand | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India • Nepal • Trinidad and Tobago • Guyana • Suriname • Caribbean • Fiji • Mauritius • South Africa • United Kingdom • United States • Canada • Australia • New Zealand | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism | |
| Scriptures | |
| Valmiki Ramayana, Adhyatma Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, Vedas, Vaishnava Matabja Bhaskara, Vinaya Patrika, Ananda Bhashya (Brahma Sutra Upaniṣad Gita), Sri Ramarchan Paddati, Maithili Maha Upanishad, Hanuman Chalisa, Sita Upanishad |
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