MIRABAI: Meerabai (c. 1498 – c. 1557 AD) (the word ’bai’ in Rajasthani is an informal term commonly used to refer a girl) was a princess Hindu mystical and a devotee of Lord Krishna from Rajasthan. She was one of the most significant figures Sant of the Vaishnava bhakti movement. Some 1‚300 pads (poems) commonly known as bhajans (sacred songs) are attributed to her. These are popular throughout India and have been published in several translations worldwide. In the bhakti tradition‚ they are in
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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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IPLE: Assignment 1 – Mriduna Darunam Hanti Mriduna darunam hanti mriduna hanty adarunam Nasaddhyam mriduna kinchid tasmad teevrataram mriduh. (Mahabharata Vana 28.31) The above verse from the Mahabharata may be translated in English to mean the following: The soft destroys the hard‚ and the soft destroys what is not hard. Nothing is impossible to softness and therefore softness is the hardest. In essence‚ the verse means that aggression or cruelty can be conquered by softness
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Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada (3rd August‚ 1926) This brochure contains the essence of true Vaishnavism as revealed in the Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ the Geeta‚ the Bhagavata etc.‚ and their teachings put into practice by Shri Chaitanya Deva. Four things may stand in the way of realising the truth laid herein - the cloaks of (high‚ or low) birth and station‚ (proficiency or deficiency in) worldly knowledge‚ and (beautiful or ugly‚ male or female) form. The Over-soul within Whom
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Through Jiva Goswami‚ who happened to be one of the genius scholars in the times of wrangles between the schools of thoughts‚ Caitanya Vaishnavism‚ founded by Sri Caitanya in the early sixteenth century‚ is still present up to this day due to his prominent works. Jiva Goswami stands as the pillar of Caitanya Vaishnavism‚ his contributions to the movements are still celebrated in the present days. In his time‚ devotion and philosophy were two separate dealings until he combined and balanced them together
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STUDY GUIDE 2006 A PRACTICAL‚ HANDS-ON RESOURCE FOR THE CLASSROOM CONTAINING ONTARIO CURRICULUM SUPPORT MATERIALS ARMS AND THE MAN BY BERNARD SHAW EDUCATION PARTNERS PRESENTS Arms and The Man By BERNARD SHAW This study guide for Arms and The Man contains background information for the play‚ suggested themes and topics for discussion‚ and curriculumbased lessons that are designed by educators and theatre professionals. The lessons and themes for discussion are organized
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INTRO: 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
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religious expression in modern India. During the 14th–17th centuries‚ a great Bhakti movement swept through central and northern India‚ initiated by a loosely associated group of teachers or sants. Ramananda‚ Ravidas‚ Srimanta Sankardeva‚ Chaitanya Mahaprabhu‚ Vallabhacharya‚Surdas‚ Meera Bai‚ Kabir‚ Tulsidas‚ Namdev‚ Dnyaneshwar‚ Tukaram and other mystics spearheaded the Bhakti movement in the North while Annamacharya‚ Bhadrachala Ramadas‚ Tyagaraja among others propagated Bhakti in the South.
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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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