hi has anyone heard of this religon?
2007-05-30 11:18:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is not a seperate religion-part of Hinduism..It is one of the names of GOD---Swami=God-master-lord-Naaraayana(Sanskrit)-( corrupted in Hindi-one of 18 Indian languages-is Narayan) -Narayana is Vishnu(derived from Vaasyam=the all pervasive God)-recently it has been turned into a "Cult" like ISKCON-Raadhaaswami cult etc..The word Naraayana is missing in posting)
2007-05-30 11:55:40 · answer #1 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a separate religion but instead is a sect of Hinduism, just like the many sects of Christianity, Islam, etc.
Part of their beliefs are building very grand temples.
Check out these links:
http://www.swaminarayan.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAPS
2007-05-30 18:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by MDSH 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but I am very interested in new( relativly) religons, what is it?
2007-05-30 18:22:28 · answer #3 · answered by tres1992 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, we have a sign here on the highway that says there's one of those religion's temples close by. This is a really rural farm area, so I have no idea who actually goes there. But apparently, it's for real.
2007-05-30 18:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by Rapunzel XVIII 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋