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May 13, 2025 at 01:29 PM
🔆 Chapter 6 - Devotional Paths to the Divine
📍 Bhakti Movement of South India
âś… Nayanars (63): Appar, Sambandar, Sundarar, Manickavasagar.
• Compilation: Tevaram and Tiruvacakam
âś… Alvars (12): Andel, Tondaradippodi, Nammalvar.
• Compilation: Divya Prabandha
📍 Key Philosophical Figures
âś… Shankaracharya: Advaita Philosophy
âś… Ramanujacharya: Vishisht Advaita
âś… Basavannas: Virashaiva Movement of Karnataka
📍 Maharashtra Bhakti Movement
âś… Pandharpur Bhakti Movement
• Focused on God Vitthala
📍 Kashmir
âś… Rishi Silsilah of Sufism flourished.
• Key figures: Muindin Chisti of Ajmer & Qutubdin Bakhtiyar Kaki of Delhi, Baba Farid of Delhi, Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.
📍 Tulsidas’ Composition
âś… Ramcharitmanas
• Written in Awadhi
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