Kabir’s own religious identity was ambiguous. He influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth. Kabir was born of Mohammedan parents in or near Benaras. He became the disciple of the Hindu ascetic Ramananda‚ who was a man of wide religious culture. Till date‚ scholars and researchers have not been able to figure out from his
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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 known mystics emerged and spread the movement far and wide in India. Ramananda is believed to have lived during the 15th century. The movement brought about a revolutionary change in the thought of the common people of
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RAMANAND Ramananda (1299–1410)‚ also referred to as Saint Ramanand or Swami Ramanand‚ was a Vaishnava sant. He is considered to be the reviver of the Ramanandi sect. Ramananda for the most part of his life lived in the holy city of Varanasi‚ and was a pioneer of the Bhakti movement‚ as well as a social reformer in Northern India. He was known for communicating in
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six popular schools of religious thought‚ establishment of Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta and the decline of Buddhism 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
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Religious Developments With the coming of the Mughals in India and the Turkish rule‚ there were many developments and changes in the Indian culture and religion.The Sultans of Delhi and Mughal tolerated different religions‚ especially Hinduism‚ though they were followers of Islam. This lead to the beggining of indo-islamic culture. Since dawn of history‚ India has been the cradle of religious developments. In the early medival period‚ two parrelel movements in Hinduism and Islam representing the
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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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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
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common for those who live near the Ganges to take their morning bath there in the sacred waters. The bhakti saint Ramananda was in the habit of arising before dawn to take his bath. On this special day too‚ he awoke before dawn and found his way down to the steps of the Ganges. As he was walking down the steps to the waters‚ a little hand reached out and grabbed the saint’s big toe. Ramananda was taken by surprise‚ and he involuntarily called out the name of God. Looking down‚ he saw in the early morning
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Development of six popular schools of religious thought‚ establishment of Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta and the decline of Buddhism 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. The Bhakti movement is much older than the Sufi movements. It philosophical concept had been fully enunciated in the Upanishads and subsequently‚ the Bhagavad Gi
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Unit 4: Social Institutions 4.1 Social Institutions 4.2 Varna and Caste 4.3 Communities 4.4 Marriage 4.5 Family Introduction: In the Maratha society the theocratic principles predominated the idea of God was so all prevailing that everything else subordinated to it. The Marathas were the religious minded people and perhaps they were ready to do everything for their dharma what they did not do for their own selves. The structure of the Maratha social organisation was based on various systems
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