The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2336 page)

avism is strong in S. India, where it draws on the traditions of the
lv
rs
. Thus they adhere to ‘the theology of the two scriptures’, i.e.
Ved
nta
and the Alv
r hymns, especially
Tiruv
moli
, which is held to be equal to the
Upani
ads
. It is characteristic of
r
-Vai
avas that having made a ritual act of total surrender to God, they ask for nothing more. They practise
dar
ana
, the ‘seeing’ of the Lord through or in his image. Among major teachers, Puru
ottam
c