 Other important texts in the tradition include the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, as well as texts by various "sampradayas" (denominations within Vaishnavism).In many Vaishnava traditions, Krishna is accepted as a teacher, whose teachings are in the "Bhagavad Gita" and the "Bhagavata Purana".Vaishnavism, just like all Hindu traditions, considers the Vedas as the scriptural authority.