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Major Hindu tradition that reveres Vishnu as the Supreme Being

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Vaishnavism: Major Hindu tradition that reveres Vishnu as the Supreme Being
Vaishnavism is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is the largest Hindu denomination with 67.6% of Hindus being Vaishnavas. It is also called Vishnuism, its followers are called Vaishnavas or Vaishnavites, and it considers Vishnu as the Supreme Lord. It also includes some other sub traditions like Krishnaism and Ramaism, which consider Krishna and Rama as the Supreme being respectively.

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