Ramanandi Sampradaya

Ramanandi Sampradaya
	Portrait of a Ramanandi ascetic worshipping Sita Rama in Mandi (Himachal Pradesh, India), first half of the 19th century
Founder
	Swami Ramanand
Regions with significant populations
	India • Nepal • Trinidad and Tobago • Guyana • Suriname • Caribbean • Fiji • Mauritius • South Africa • United Kingdom • United States • Canada • Australia • New Zealand
Religions
	Hinduism
Scriptures
	Valmiki Ramayana, Adhyatma Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, Vedas, Bhaktamal, Vaishnava Matabja Bhaskara, Vinaya Patrika, Ananda Bhashya (Brahma Sutra Upaniṣad Gita), Sri Ramarchan Paddati, Maithili Maha Upanishad, Valmiki Samhita, Hanuman Chalisa, Sita Upanishad

The Ramanandi (IAST Rāmānandī), also known as Ramavats (IAST Rāmāvat),^[1]^[2] is one of the largest sect of Vaishnavas.^[3] Out of 52 gates^{[clarification needed]} of Vaishnavism divided into 4 Vaishnava Sampradayas, 36 are held by Ramanandi.^[4] The sect mainly emphasizes the worship of Rama, Sita, and Hanuman and avatars of Vishnu. They consider Rama and Sita as Supreme Absolute who are non different from each other. It is considered to have been founded by Ramananda, a 14th-century Vaishnava saint.^[5]^[6]^[7]

^ Michaels 2004, p. 254.
^ Tattwananda 1984, p. 10.
^ Burghart 1983, p. 362.
^ R. Pinch, William (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520200616.
^ Schomer and McLeod (1987), The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 9788120802773, pages 4-6
^ Selva Raj and William Harman (2007), Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0791467084, pages 165-166
^ James G Lochtefeld (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 978-0823931804, pages 553-554

[FOOTNOTEMichaels2004254-1] Michaels 2004, p. 254.

[FOOTNOTETattwananda198410-2] Tattwananda 1984, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTEBurghart1983362-3] Burghart 1983, p. 362.

[4] R. Pinch, William (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520200616.

[schomer-5] Schomer and McLeod (1987), The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 9788120802773, pages 4-6

[selva-6] Selva Raj and William Harman (2007), Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0791467084, pages 165-166

[lochtefeld-7] James G Lochtefeld (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 978-0823931804, pages 553-554

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