Swami Narayan Sect - Revision history

Jyoti: /* Philosophy, teachings */

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‎Philosophy, teachings

Jyoti: /* History */

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‎History

Jyoti at 07:51, 6 October 2018

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Jyoti: /* Delaware */

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‎Delaware

Jyoti: /* Delhi/ Akshardham */

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‎Delhi/ Akshardham

Jyoti: /* London */

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‎London

Pdewan: /* Swami-Narayan Sect [From British writings of 1916] */

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‎Swami-Narayan Sect [From British writings of 1916]

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‎Schisms

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‎Schisms

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‎1998: Murderous power struggle

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 =Philosophy, teachings=
 == Inclusive Hinduism==
-[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F09%2F25&entity=Ar01604&sk=7ADF1A0A&mode=text  Ashok Vohra, Bhagwan Swaminarayan On Inclusive Hinduism, September 26, 2018: ''The Times of India'']
+[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F09%2F25&entity=Ar01604&sk=7ADF1A0A&mode=text  Ashok Vohra, Bhagwan Swaminarayan On Inclusive Hinduism, September 25, 2018: ''The Times of India'']

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 ==CONCLUSION ==
 Thus with all his limitation this sect play crucial role in the  transforming Gujarati society. Being a religious sect it cannot  cross religious tradition of that time but, still under divine  leadership of Shri Sahajananad swami this sect stabiles the  society of the Gujarat. By process of  sanskritization  he reform  the society and upgrade the moral of people in Gujarat and  bring this people in national mainstream
 =Temples=
 ''' Swaminarayan sect opens $100-million quake-proof temple near Hollywood ''' 3 January 2013 [http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-swaminarayan-sect-opens-100-million-quake-proof-temple-near-hollywood-1785065  PTI]

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 =Bhagawan Shree Swaminarayan=
 [http://www.rajkotgurukul.org/swaminarayan-sect/bhagwan-shree-swaminarayan/ Rajkot Gurukul]

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 Bhagwatpriyadas Swami, mahant of the sansthan, said the sanctum sanctorum has idols of Lord Swaminarayan, Abji Bapashree along with Hanuman and Ganpati.
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 ==London==

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 The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London with its marble pillars attracts over half a million visitors annually. Made from 5,000 tonnes of Italian Carrara marble and Bulgarian limestone, it was hand-carved into 26,300 pieces by 1,526 skilled craftsmen. Deities and motifs spring from the walls, ceilings and windows, representing the sacred faith and beliefs of a people that date back over 8,500 years.
 == Los Angeles/ Dec 2012==
 The 68th Swaminarayan temple of Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha was built using 35,000 pieces of meticulously hand-carved Italian Carrara marble and Indian Pink sandstone, temple officials said.

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 ''' NOTE 1: The 'Central Provinces' have since been renamed Madhya Pradesh. '''
-NOTE 2: While reading please keep in mind that all articles in this series have been scanned from the original book. Therefore, footnotes have got inserted into the main text of the article, interrupting the flow. Readers who spot these  footnotes gone astray might like to shift them to their correct place.
+NOTE 2: While reading please keep in mind that all articles in this series have been scanned from the original book. Therefore, footnotes have got inserted into the main text of the article, interrupting the flow. Readers who spot these footnotes gone astray might like to shift them to their correct place.
 This, one of the most modern Vaishnava sects, was founded by Sahajanand Swami, a
 Sarwaria Brahman, born near Ajodhia in the United Pro- vinces in A.D. 1780. At an early age he became a religious mendicant, and wandered all over India, visiting the principal shrines. When twenty years old he was made a Sadhu of the Ramanandi order, and soon nominated as his successor by the head of the order. He preached with great success
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 low, and have probably joined the sect on account of its
 liberal principles on the question of caste. I.
 =History=
 '''Swaminarayan Sect and Transition in Gujarati Society During the 19th Century '''

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 =Schisms=
 ==1998: Murderous power struggle==
 ''' Vadtal Swaminarayan Sect Monks Sentenced to Death '''
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 the fast growing and the most influential '''Bochasanvasi Akshar Purshottam Sanstha (BAPS) '''  _ headed by Pramukh Swami _
-reached a flash-point in Jan 2002 when the latter was refused entry at Gopinathdev temple at Gadhada, which is under control of the Vadtal stream. The incident has sparked off a major controversy among followers.
+reached a flash-point in their relations in Jan 2002 when the latter was refused entry at Gopinathdev temple at Gadhada, which is under control of the Vadtal stream. The incident has sparked off a major controversy among followers.
 Three days later, Swaminarayan followers were expected to gather in around 1,000 temples of Lord Swaminarayan the world over to observe the bicentenary of the Swaminarayan Mahamantra which was revealed 200 years before.
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 ''Conciliatory note: '' "We have absolutely no objection over swamji visiting a temple governed by us. there might be some confusion that led to denial of entry to him," said Natubhai Patel, chief administrator of Kalupur Swaminarayan. the '''Kalupur stream ''' is controlled by Acharya Tejendra Prasadji, while his brother Ajendra Prasadji heads the Vadtal stream.
 This was one of the rare occasions when the undercurrent of rivalry had come to the fore. The clashes over taking control of temples run by the various sects has at times led to bloody intra-sect clashes between groups.
-==The Power of 'sadhus'==
-In view of the increasing influence of the 'sadhus', Acharya Ajendra Prasad ji has boycotted the Vadtal temple functioning and has conveyed to his supporters that he would not perform his duties as 'Acharya' till some aggressive 'sadhus' were not removed from the temple precincts.
-==The power of BAPS==
-Though the Swaminarayan sects are based in Gujarat, many Gujaratis came to understand the clout that BAPS wields when former us president Bill Clinton decided to make an unscheduled visit at the Akshardham temple in gandhinagar in April 2001. on March 5, 2001 prince Charles launched the 'sponsor-a-home' scheme for the earthquake-hit in Gujarat, at the Swaminarayan temple, London. BAPS did tremendous relief work in the aftermath of 2001's earthquake.
-==Six sects==
-For those who are still uninitiated into the world of the Swaminarayan sect, the 'sampraday' is broadly divided into six major 'panths' _
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-Ahmedabad (also Kalupur),
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-BAPS,
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-Vadtal,
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-Maninagar,
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-Vasna, and
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-Sokhada.
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-The '''Bochasanvasi Akshar Purshottam Sanstha (BAPS)''' was founded by Shastriji Maharaj in 1907 after he parted ways with the Vadtal temple. in 1947, Dharamjivandas Swami left the Vadtal temple to form institutions which provide hostels and education at the high school level, called 'gurukuls'.
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-Another sect was formed in 1940 after Muktajivandas Swami left the Amdavad temple and established his own sect in '''Maninagar, '''  known as the '''Swaminarayan gadi'''.
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-In 1966, Dadubhai Patel and his brother Bababhai, (both devotees) left the BAPS to form the Yogi Divine Society, which  also initiates women as 'sadhvis'.

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 =Schisms=
 '''Woman blocks Pramukh Swamy's entry to temple '''
 TNN | Jan 8, 2002 [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Woman-blocks-Pramukh-Swamys-entry-to-temple/articleshow/19641173.cms ''The Times of India'']
-==2002==
 As the splintered and yet powerful Swaminarayan sects were poised to break out into one of the biggest celebrations ever in Jan 2002, the deep schism that divides the followers of Lord Swaminarayan, has once again come to the fore. the ongoing conflict between