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The influence of the Tamil bhakti saints and those of later northern Bhakti leaders ultimately helped spread bhakti poetry and ideas throughout all the Indian subcontinent by the 18th century CE. [42] [49] However, outside of the Tamil speaking regions, the bhakti movement arrived much later, mostly in the second millennium.
Nirgun and Sargun is terminology used within Sikhism to refer to the ineffable (nirgun) and the manifest (sargun) nature of God. [1] There is no dichotomy in the nirgun and sargun nature of God, [2] as there only One . [3] [4] "He Himself is formless, and also formed; the One Lord is without attributes, and also with attributes." —
His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, [2] and Kabir Sagar of Dharamdas. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Today, Kabir is an important figure in Hinduism , Sikhism and in Sufism .
In the below list, the Bhagats (Punjabi: ਭਗਤ, from Sanskrit भक्त) were holy men of various sects whose teachings are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Their bani (compositions) come under the title Bani Bhagtaan Ki. The word "Bhagat" means devotee, and comes from the Sanskrit word Bhakti, which means devotion
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
The Roohani Sisters rendered many poetry accredited to Kabir, Ramdas and Mirabai - the medieval Indian saint to which most of them are self-attribute. Their poetries emphasize the transitory nature of life, non-attachment to the mundane, the inevitability of death, and salvation through devotion. They performed Nirgun Bhakti Sangeet.
Alvar Saints (700–1000) Anandamayi Ma (30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) Anasuya Devī, also known as Jillellamudi Amma(28 March 1923 – 12 June 1985) Andal (c.767), Tamil literature; Anukulchandra Chakravarty, also known as Sree Sree Thakur (1888–1969) Arunagirinathar (15th century A.D.) Avvaiyar (c. 1st and 2nd century AD), Tamil literature
Ravidas or Raidas (1267–1335 [1]) was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Venerated as a guru (spiritual teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , Rajasthan , Gujarat , Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , Punjab , and Haryana , he was a poet, social reformer and ...