Discarded Rituals & Sacrifices Ramanuja

founder of Vishistadvaita
(1017-1137)
Monotheistic
Belonged to Nirguna sect (from North India)
Shiva - Nayanars Main Features Ramananda
(14-15 centuary)
Form - Saguna Disciple - Kabir das
Vishnu - Alvars
1st female - Andal God has either Form
(Profounder of bhakti movement)` Kabir’s Doha - Critisises Hindu / Islamic dharma
or Formless Kabir
Vishishtadvaita - RamanujAcharya
(1400-1510)
Formless - Nirguna (Atma is a part of Brahman) Belong to Nirguna sect

Dvaitadvaita / Bhedabhed - NimbarkAcharya Guru Nanak

from 1469 to 1539 belong to Nirguna sect
(1469-1538)
Dvait - MadhvaAcharya
Born - Talwandi Bengal Vaishnavism - Propounded bhakti
Guru Nanak Dev Shuddhadvaita - Vallabhachairya movement in bengal
Death - Kartarpur Chaitanya (1486-1533)
Philosophy Advaita - Shankracharya King of Gaudiya
started Langar System
Dvait - Dulaism Vidyapati Composed Padavali - love ballads of Radha &
from 1539 to 1552 (14-15 Centuary) Krishna
Guru Angad Dev The world is realistic
introduced Gurumukhi Script Shuddhadvaita belived - Father of Carnatic Music (south India music)
Purandar Das
Idolistic worship
(1480-1564)
from 1552 to 1574 belong from Karnataka
Guru Amardas Sahib The life & world is a Myth
Contemporary of Akbar Sri Shankaracharya belived - Gave Shuddhadvaita Philosophy
Vallabhacharya
didn’t believe in idol worship
(1479-1531)
from 1574 to 1581 Gave philosophy of Pushti Marg
Guru Ram Das
founder of Amritsar Disciple of Vallabhacharya
Bhakti Saints
from 1581 to 1606
Bhakti Movements
Daughter of Rana Sanga (of Mewar)
Mirabai
(1498-1546)
Copiled Adi Granth Rathore Princess
Guru Arjan Dev
Complete the construction of Golden Temple Bhakt of Krishna
Sikh Guru Founder of Bhakti movement
Executed by Jahangir in Maharashtra blind
Jnanesvara / Jnanadeva
(1271-1296) Surdas
from 1606 to 1644 wrote - Bhavarthadipika Belong to Agra
(1483-1563)
Guru Har Gobind Sahib (commentary of Bhagvad Gita)
created Akal Takht (1609) Bhakt of Krishna
Namadeva (1270-1350) founder of Varkari sect
from 1644 to 1661 bhakt of Rama
Guru Har Rai Sahib Bhakti Saints of Eknath
wrote - Bhavartha Ramayana
Tulsidas
contemporary to Aurangzed (1533-1599) (1532-1623)
Maharastra Dharma famous writing - Ramcharithramanas,
Kavaitawali, Gitawali
from 1661 to 1664 Tukaram
Wrote - Abhang (Devotional Poetry)
Guru Har Krishan Sahib (1598-1650) belonged to Nirguna sect
Dadu Dayal
contemporary to Aurangzed
(1544-1603)
Ramdas Wrote - Dasabodha (Compilation of his founder of Dadu Panth
from 1665 to 1675 (1608-1681) Sermons)
###Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib spread bhakti movement across Assam
prosecuted by Aurangzeb
Shankara Deva
Profounder of Sattriya dance
(1449-1568)
from 1675 to 1708
gave Borgect
last Guru Guru Gobind Singh Sahib
from Tamil Nadu
Thyagaraja
started Khalsa Panth
(1767-1847)
Bhakt of Rama