• In the India of Kabir’s day the Moslem influence was predominantly in the form of Siifism‚ and the poetry and philosophy of the Persian mystics such as ’Attir‚ Rinmi‚ Sidi‚ and Hifiz inspired Kabir. • From the Hindu side‚ Kabir was a product of the bhakti movement of devotional theism which represented a reaction against a decadent Buddhism and the intellectualism of the Advaitist Vedinta philosophy. • This move-ment had its philosophical expression in the eleventh century in the theistic Vaisnavism
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The Bhakti movement is a Hindu religious movement in which the main spiritual practice is loving devotion towards Shiva orVishnu. Bhakti movement is also closely related to Sufism of Islam which rose in the same time period and both advocated ’love of God’ as the easiest way to attain God. The Bhakti movement originated in ancient Tamil Nadu. The Nayanmars and the Alvars played a major role in the Bhakti movement. The Bhakti movement began to spread to the north during the late medieval ages when
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The Bhakti movement is a Hindu religious movement in which the main spiritual practice is loving devotion among the Shaivite and Vaishnava saints. The Bhakti movement originated in ancient Tamil Nadu and began to spread to the north during the late medieval ages when north India was under Islamic rule. The Islamic rulers were pressing public to convert religion from Hindu to Islamic. The Bhakti movement was counter to the prevalent caste ideology which was dividing Hinduism. So‚ the Bhakti movement
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HISTORY OF BHAKTI MOVEMENT The Bhakti movement originated in ancient Tamil Nadu. The Nayanmars and the Alvars played a major role in the Bhakti movement. It began to spread to the north during the late medieval ages when north India was under Islamic rule. The Hindus were converting in large numbers‚ especially the lower castes. The reason for this was that Hinduism had no solution for the centuries old caste system which had become stagnant and exploitative over the time.[1] The Bhakti movement was counter
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are the main landmarks of this period (750-1000 AD). The Medieval Period saw the rise of devotional movements led by Ramanuja‚ Ramananda‚ Tukaram‚ Guru Nanak‚ Surdas‚ Chaitanya‚ Mirabai‚ Tulsi Das and many other saints. BHAKTI MOVEMENT The foundation of the Bhakti Movement was laid in South India between the 7th and 12th century AD. Several factors favoured the rise of Bhakti Movement: (a) Hinduism became more ritualistic and dogmatic and was ridden by caste system‚ which alienated the lower
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The Medieval Period saw the rise of devotional movements led by Ramanuja‚ Ramananda‚ Tukaram‚ Guru Nanak‚ Surdas‚ Chaitanya‚ Mirabai‚ Tulsi Das and many other saints. The Bhakti movement is much older than the Sufi movements. It philosophical concept had been fully enunciated in the Upanishads and subsequently‚ the Bhagavad Gita emphasized love and devotion as pathways to God. In the sixth century A.D.‚ the Shagavata Purana placed the concept of bhakti on a very high pedestal. During the post-Bha
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Bhakti movement Bhakti movement swept across the medieval India with loving devotion to Rama and Krishna as the incarnations of Vishnu‚ the supreme lord‚ as its core message and philosophy and as a rebellion against the superficial Brahminical customs and rituals and caste distinction and discrimination prevalent in the society. The movement was headed by Ramananda who was the first to present Rama as the supreme lord. In the later years‚ Kabir‚ Ravi Das‚ Meera Bai‚ Chaitanya and many other lesser
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|Kabir | |Born |1440 | | |Pratapgarh‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India | |Died |1518 | |Occupation |Weaver‚ poet | Kabīr (also Kabīra) (1440—1518) was a mystic poet and saint of India‚ whose writings have
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Foundation Of Indian Culture Teachings Of Kabirdas Kabir: Kabir Saheb appeared on lotus in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi‚ also known as Kashi‚ he was born in the year 1440 AD and died in 1518 AD. According to some people he was initiated by Ramananda‚ a famous Hindu guru and community leader at that time. Using poignant language‚ Kabir criticized caste ideology and declared the equality of all human beings. He employed a Socratic method of teaching‚ pleading with all human beings regardless
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Bhakti Movement In Medieval India ________________________________________ Causes for the birth of Bhakti Movement: Prior to the coming of Islam to India‚ Hinduism‚ Jainism and Buddhism were the dominant religions. Hinduism lost its simplicity. Many philosophical schools appeared. Two different sects‚ i.e.‚ Vaishnavism and Saivism also appeared within Hinduism. In course of time Sakti worship also came into existence. Common people were confused on the way of worshipping God. When Islam came
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