Wikipedia:WikiProject Krishnaism/Discuss

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Scope, update and voting
Whats new at Krishna's project
Wikipedia:WikiProject Krishnaism - whats new and happening!
Please note the results of the vote on the proposal of merging new article on early worship of Krishna Vasudeva to the main article dedicated to the Hindu deity Krishna.
  • Krishna Vasudeva may have been worshiped in 4 century BC as a monotheistic deity.
  • This article is to be incorporated in a separate section of Krishna article.
  • Also, if you are ready to help with editing and assessment of the scope, please see the project page, and add your name to the list of participants.
More on the topic.
How will it be defined.

While the name of the project is WikiProject Krishnaism in common language many seems to prefer a wider term "Vaishnavism", which however appeared to relate to Vishnu. Krishnaism is more of an academic term. On the other hand even one of the first Indologists to use the term, Albrecht Weber was to consider that that the essence of Krishnaism, bhakti or the principle of "God is love", was pre-Christian. There were and are many traditions where Krishna is worshiped and His names revered.

There was a discussion (and a heated one) on the scope of the project and the term here. Currently the scope is quite wide and aims at improving articles related to Radha-Krishna and associated traditions where they are worshiped: Manipuri Vaishnavas, Bhagavata, Gaudiya Vaishnava, Nimbarka sampradaya, Swaminarayana sampradaya, Vallabha sampradaya; If you see a need to widen or restrict the scope please voice your opinion - it is wanted!

Just leave a few words here.