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What were the causes of the origin of the Bhakti movement?
The wave of Bhakti movement started from south India, by Alvaras-the devotees of Lord Vishnu and Nayanars-devotees of Shiva. Some historians also believed that the Alvaras and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system.
Where did the Bhakti movement originated in India?
South India
The Bhakti movement originated in South India during the seventh to eighth century CE, spread northwards from Tamil Nadu through Karnataka and gained wide acceptance in fifteenth-century Assam, Bengal and northern India.
What role did Bhakti movement play in the spread of Hindi literature in India?
The Bhakti saints preached their teachings in the local language. This led to the development of the local and the vernacular language and reginal literature. Regional languages such as Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithili adn Oriya became extremely popular among masses.
Why did the preachers of Bhakti movement try to introduce social reforms along with their religious precepts?
The main reason behind their social reforms was that in the eye of god everyone is equal thus we humans should not discriminate others on the basis of caste and class.
What is Bhakti movement?
devotion
bhakti, (Sanskrit: “devotion”) in Hinduism, a movement emphasizing the mutual intense emotional attachment and love of a devotee toward a personal god and of the god for the devotee.
What were the main features of Bhakti movement?
Main Features of the Bhakti Movement: Unity of God or one God though known by different names. Bhakti, intense love and devotion, the only way to salvation. Repetition of the True Name. Self-Surrender.
When and where did the Bhakti movement began?
The movement probably began in the Tamil region around the 6th and 7th century AD and achieved a great deal of popularity through the poems of the Alvars and Nayanars, the Vaishnavite and Shaivite poets.
How did the Bhakti movement challenge social norms?
Bhakti saints rose voice against the popular social conventions and evils of that time such as – Rejection of ritualism, criticized casteism, Monotheism, Use of common vernacular languages and local dialect etc.