Vaikhanasa
वैखानस vaikhānasaThe older, Vedic-affiliated Vaishnava temple tradition, entered by birth and using only Vedic mantras; the counterpart and rival to the Pancharatra.
Where this term appears
- The Pāñcarātra Saṃhitās Lineages
Pāñcarātra and Vaikhānasa There is a quieter rival that clarifies what the Pāñcarātra is, and that is the Vaikhānasa , the other tradition that runs Vishnu temples.
- What is Tantra? Lineages
…s, the adishaiva or gurukkal in Shaiva temples, and by Pancharatra or Vaikhanasa officiants in the temples of Vishnu.
- Tirupati: The Temple of Venkateshwara Temples
Worship at Tirumala follows the Vaikhanasa Agama , one of the two main ritual systems used in Vaishnava temples (the other being the Pancharatra , the principal alternative Vaishnava ritual tradition).
- What is Puja? Worship
The Vaishnavas have two main ritual systems, the Pancharatra and the Vaikhanasa, each with its own line of temple priests and its own way of serving Vishnu.