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Which of the following is the definition of Bhakti?
Which of the following is the definition of Bhakti?
- The mystical union of the individual with God (correct)
- The evolution of saints as messiah of Bhakti teaching transition to enlightenment through salvation
- The disregard of caste system in spreading the message of love and devotion
- The worship of personal God developed during the 6th century BCE
Which religious movement started as a religious reformation in medieval India?
Which religious movement started as a religious reformation in medieval India?
- Sikhism
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Bhakti movement (correct)
During which period did the popular Bhakti movement develop in South India?
During which period did the popular Bhakti movement develop in South India?
- 1st-6th centuries CE
- 13th-18th centuries CE
- 19th-21st centuries CE
- 7th-12th centuries CE (correct)
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Study Notes
- Bhakti means devotion or passionate love for the divine
- Bhakti movement stresses the mystical union of the individual with God
- Seeds of Bhakti can be found in Vedas but not emphasized during early period
- Worship of personal God developed during the 6th century BCE
- Vaishnava and Shaiva devotionalism emphasized by Alwars and Nayanars saints
- Bhakti movement started as religious reformation in medieval India
- Saints evolved as messiah of Bhakti teaching transition to enlightenment through salvation
- Popular Bhakti movement developed in south India between 7th-12th centuries CE
- Movement based on religious equality and broad-based social participation
- Shivaite Nayannars and Vaishnavaite Alvars preached personal devotion to God as means of salvation, disregarding caste system and spreading message of love and devotion.
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