Sampradaya · Vaishnava

Swaminarayan Sampradaya

स्वामिनारायण सम्प्रदाय

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Tradition	Vaishnava
Founder	Swaminarayan (Sahajanand Swami)
Philosophy	Akshar-Purushottam Darshan / Vishishtadvaita (varies by branch)
Key texts	Vachanamrut, Shikshapatri
Key centres	Ahmedabad and Vadtal (Gujarat)

A Vaishnava tradition founded by Bhagwan Swaminarayan (Sahajanand Swami, 1781–1830) in Gujarat.

Overview

Followers worship Swaminarayan and observe a disciplined moral code set out in the Shikshapatri.

Swaminarayan established the Ahmedabad and Vadtal dioceses. Later organisations, including BAPS, emerged from the tradition.

Daily puja, temple worship, observance of the Shikshapatri and community service.