Smartism | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-11

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00:01:58 1 Etymology
00:03:12 2 History
00:05:38 2.1 The Synthesis
00:07:08 2.2 Recognition of Smarta as a tradition
00:09:36 2.3 Smarta Brahmins
00:10:33 2.4 Smarta Visvakarmas
00:11:43 3 Philosophy and practices
00:11:53 3.1 Saguna and Nirguna Brahman
00:13:24 3.2 Panchayatana Puja
00:14:34 3.3 Shankara and Advaita Vedanta
00:15:41 4 Texts
00:17:29 5 Institutions
00:17:49 5.1 Monasteries
00:20:17 5.2 Prominent Smarta teachers
00:20:30 6 Influence
00:21:27 7 See also



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Smarta tradition (स्मार्त) is a movement in Hinduism that developed during its classical period around the beginning of the Common Era. It reflects a Hindu synthesis of four philosophical strands: Mimamsa, Advaita, Yoga, and theism. The Smarta tradition rejects theistic sectarianism, and it is notable for the domestic worship of five shrines with five deities, all treated as equal – Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Ganesha and Devi (Shakti). The Smarta tradition contrasted with the older Shrauta tradition, which was based on elaborate rituals and rites. There has been considerable overlap in the ideas and practices of the Smarta tradition with other significant historic movements within Hinduism, namely Shaivism, Brahmanism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism.The Smarta tradition is aligned with Advaita Vedanta, and regards Adi Shankara as its founder or reformer. Shankara championed the ultimate reality is impersonal and Nirguna (attributeless) and any symbolic god serves the same equivalent purpose. Inspired by this belief, the Smarta tradition followers, along with the five Hindu gods include a sixth impersonal god in their practice. The tradition has been called by William Jackson as "advaitin, monistic in its outlook".The term Smarta also refers to Brahmins who specialize in the Smriti corpus of texts named the Grihya Sutras, in contrast to Shrauta Sutras. Smarta Brahmins with their focus on the Smriti corpus, contrast from Srauta Brahmins who specialize in the Sruti corpus, that is rituals and ceremonies that follow the Vedas.