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Swaminarayan Hinduism
स्वामीनारायण सम्प्रदाय hi சுவாமிநாராயண் சம்பிரதாயம் ta
Hindu sampradaya founded in 1801 by Sahajanand Swami
- Dated from 1801 CE
- Also called Swaminarayan Sampradaya, Swaminarayan Movement
A path that branches,
meets and parts.
Schools and lineages
Branches and affiliations
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What this means
Association and branching, in both directions. Traditions overlap, split and re-merge; this is not a single-origin family tree, and being listed under another tradition is not the same as being recognised by it.
Does not imply a clean single-origin family tree · that the parent recognises the branch
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Recorded as a branch of
Traditions whose own records say they belong to it
1 tradition names Swaminarayan Hinduism as its own — an affiliation, so kept apart from the tree.
Overview
From Wikipedia, quoted unmodified under CC BY-SA 4.0; the article’s history is its list of authors.
Attributed founding
Whom the records name as founder
What this means
An attribution, and a contested one in most traditions: it does not mean the tradition began fully formed, nor that later adherents accept the attribution.
Does not imply that the tradition began fully formed · that later adherents accept the attribution
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Connections
How Swaminarayan Hinduism connects
Grouped by the kind of relationship, because a successor is not a son and a shared symbol is not an influence.
Affiliation 1
What this means
Association with a tradition or school. Traditions branch, overlap and re-merge; this is not a clean single-origin tree.
Does not imply personal belief at every point in a life · the practice of a population
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Sources
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3 statements on this record
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- Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted, not merged
Review
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