bhakti
basavanna
virshaivism
Kannada poet
lingyats
rejected social and gender discrimination
rejected superstition and rituals and idol worship
book - vachana sahitya
main contribution of sharnas
also known as basaveshwara
12 CE
PM of kalchuri king Bijjala
akka mahadevi associated with it
seeds of sarvodaya and total revolution sown by him
estb kalyan Raj, welfare state
he tried to change the concept of temples, real God within us
two concepts
sthavara
static
jangama
dynamic
final goal is a democratic society
raised voice against untouchability
brought women to forefront
anubhavamamtapa- common forum for all
to discuss all problems
first and foremost parliament of india
where sharnas sat together
two concept
kayaka - divine work
equated with kailash
equal income for equal work
dasoha - equal distribution
means every individual of a society should take up a job and do it with full sincerity
all are labores even guru and jangma
dynamic concept
Shiva is a formless infinite god
money by worker should be for today, no saving for tomorrow
utilise surplus money for society
his vachana are highlighted in present IPC
first Kannada in whose honor commemorative coins were minted
synthesis of ramanujacharaya and shankara
ramananda
14th ce poet, vaishnava
also known as jagadguru ramnandacharya
in north India near varanasi
devoted to ram
disciples
kabir
ravidas
Mira bai iski thi
bhagat
pipa
verse in adi granth
gyan Lila and yog chintamani , works
inspired by ramanuja
nathpanthis also
dadudayal
from gujju
1544-1600
formed dadupanth
kabir
15-16 C
verses. were called as sakhis and pads
rejected major religious traditions
opposed caste and caste system
only path to salvation was through bhakti and devotion
ramanuja
influence by alvars
TN IN 11th C
famous work is bhrama sutra bhashya
shankardeva of assam
15-16CE
devoted to vishnu
krishna
radha is not worshipped
composed poems and plays in assamese
began the practise of setting of namghars
credited with devising new forms of music - borgeet
theatrical performance- ankianat, baona
dance - sattriya
language - brajavali
started ekasarana dharma, also called neo vaishnavite
creation of vrindavani vastra
authored kirtan ghosh
harischandra, gunmala
gunmala on Krishna life
chaitanyamahaprabhu
Bengal 16th ce
selfless devotion to Krishna radha
vaishnava school of bhakti yoga based on bhagvat purana and gita
composed sikastakam in sanskrit
also referred to as gaurang or gaura, nimai
sankeertan
meerabai
also influenced sikhism
16Ce
poetry of her is included in sikhism
surdas
Akbar became his patron
devoted to krishna
disciple of vallabhacharya
15 CE
work included in
adi granth
bijak
panchvani