Features
The two forms of Bhakti that emerged
What are Saguna Bhakti and Nirguna Bhakti?
The most prominent new tradition due to the Bhakti Movement
What is Sikhism?
This 13th-century Maharashtrian saint wrote the ___ at the age of sixteen.
What is Jnaneshwari and who is Sant Jnaneshwar
He founded Sikhism and became its first Guru.
Who is Guru Nanak?
The Bhakti Movement took place during this time.
What happened between the 7th and 17th Century CE
People the bhakti movement was inclusive of
Who is everyone?
The Bhakti Movement helped reduce barriers of caste and this.
What is religion?
The Jnaneshwari is a Marathi commentary on this sacred Hindu text.
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
The teachings and hymns of Guru Nanak are preserved in this holy book of Sikhism.
What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
One major reason the Bhakti Movement began was because people were tired of meaningless rituals and this social system.
What is the caste system?
The local languages preached in (any 3)
Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi
The Bhakti Movement encouraged unity between these two major communities in India.
Who are Hindus and Muslims?
This Bhakti saint rejected palace life, faced opposition, and wandered from place to place singing devotion to Krishna.
Who is Mirabai?
This core belief of Kabir emphasized that true devotion begins here, not in temples or mosques.
What is the heart (inner purity)?
Bhakti saints preached that the divine could be reached through love and devotion instead of these two things.
What are rituals and priests?
A feature of Saguna Bhakti
What is devotion to god with a form
Bhakti saints spread their ideas through songs and poems, which improved these two things.
What are regional languages and literature?
Mirabai expressed her devotion mainly through these—songs like “Payoji Maine Ram Ratan.”
What are bhajans (or devotional songs)?
Guru Nanak taught these three main principles: Kirat Karo, Vand Chakko, and this.
What is Naam Japna?
The Bhakti Movement began in this region of India before spreading.
What is South India?
A feature of Nirguna Bhakti
What is devotion to the formless divine
The Bhakti Movement promoted peace and friendship between communities, helping create more of this in society.
What is unity (or harmony)?
Sant Jnaneshwar inspired these two later Maharashtrian Bhakti saints.
Who are Tukaram and Namdev?
Kabir’s teachings are collected in this text, sacred to the followers of the Kabir Panth.
What is the Beejak?
By using simple regional languages, Bhakti saints contributed greatly to this part of Indian culture.
What is Indian literature (or cultural unity)?