Schools in Vaishnavism
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- Gaudiya Vaishnavism (includes ISKCON, the Hare Krishna movement), adheres to the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Gaurangacharya)
- Srivaishnavism or Sri-Vaishnava Sampradaya, adheres to teachings of Ramanuja
- Vishistadvaita includes Udhava Sampraday to which also Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday belongs to all adhere to teachings of Ramanuja,
- Dvaita or Brahma Sampradaya, adheres to teachings of Madhvacharya
- Ramanandi Sampraday, adheres to the teachings of Ramananda
- Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday adheres to teachings of Swaminarayan can be considered a branch of Vashistadvaita
- Pushtimarg Sampraday or Rudra Sampradaya, adheres to the teachings of Vishnuswami/Vallabhacharya
- Kumara Sampraday, adheres to teachings of Nimbarka (Nimbarkacharya)
- Mahapuruxiya dharma or Asomiya Vaishnavism, adheres to the teachings of Srimanta Sankaradeva
- Krishna Pranami Sampraday, adheres to the teachings of Devachandra Maharaj
- Advaita adheres to teachings of Adi Shankaracharya
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