Medieval Bhakti&sufi Flashcards
Nivriti marg?
Ones who did not preach the path of renunciation
Striking a balance btw worldly responsibilities&spirituality
Eg:-
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak basic philosophy?
Non sectarianism(color,caste,sex) Religious universality(Vivekananda,K.C. sen) Universal brotherhood Hindu-Muslim unity Against religious formalism
Guru Angad?
2nd guru
Guru mukhi script
Started compilation of Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Ramdas
4th guru
Received a piece of land from Akbar
On which har mandir sahib was built
Started construction
Completed water tank
(Ram -Bhagwan-golden temple)
Guru Arjun Dev?
5th guru
:Completed compilation of Guru Granth Sahib
:Completed construction of golden temple
:differences with Jahangir (martyrdom)
Guru hargovind?
Started militarisation of Sikh community
Guru teg Bahadur?
Differences with azb (martyrdom)
Guru Govind Singh?
Birth place-Patna
10th &last guru
Guru Granth Sahib as guru forever
Founded-Khalsa Panth
To provide spiritual &temporal leadershipBanda Bahadur?
Known for his resistance to Mughal aggression with his fort at LOHGARH(at foothills of Himalayas)
Kabir?
Dohas compiled as ‘Bijak’
Ulatvasis-unique literary style
Features-
Emphasis on purity of heart &
Simplicity of life (as end)
Incessant chanting name of God (as means)
Against religious formalism
Non sectarianism
Religious universalism
Universal brotherhood of man
Hindu Muslim unity
Lingayats?
Saguna Bhakti
Basava (pm of kalchuri rulers-Vijjala)
(Lord shiva the supreme deity representing cosmic reality)
Like Brahmana in Vedanta philosophy
Social radicalism(equality in all respects)
Akka Mahadevi-women Saint
Janamas?
Saints of Lingayat order
Jangamas-sangam-s India-shaivite-Lingayat
Known for their ‘vachanas’
Vachanashastra?
Vachanas of basava
Maharashtra dharma?
Developed around the cult of VITHOBA(Vitthal Dev)-emanation of Lord Vishnu
Centre at Pandharpur
2 major trends -
Varkari-path of renunciation
Dharkari-nivriti marg
Ramananda?
Benaras
Vaishnava
Ramaite
Link btw North Indian Bhakti
& South Indian Bhakti
(Disciple of vallabhacharya)
Who mostly lived in mathura
Link btw Nirguna & Saguna
(Most of his disciples including Kabir were of Nirguna school)
Raag marg?
Path of love-State of madhurya (Chaitanya)-Radha cult
Achintya Bhed bhed vada
Popularised ‘kirtan’
Sufism?
Goal of Vedanta
Unity of being-‘wahdat-ul-wajood’
As a result of self annihilation ( ‘fanaa’)
Timing of Buddhism
(Realising the goal in lifetime itself like nirvana)
Method of Bhakti
(Acknowledges importance of spiritual mentor ie guru) but here guru(peer or Murshid)is HAQ by virtue of wahadat ul wajood
Sufi realisation of goals process?
1) repetition of the name of god(‘zikr ‘)
2) m&c (meditation &contemplation)on the nature of God (‘fikr ‘)
3) lsd (love surrender &devotion)
4) services to humanity(loving the creation)
5) simple life(‘faqiri’)
6) musical gatherings(‘sama’)eg-qawwali-at times it leads to ‘Haal’
7) dance(‘raqs’)
8) some magical utterances( t&m ism)
9) some degree of self torture &self mortification
10) yogic practices
11) community feeding
2 major trends in Sufism?
Be shara (w/o shariat) 'Kalandars'(wandering lives) Strange lifestyle
Ba shara(acknowledges importance of shariat)
‘Khanqah’( monastic establishments
)
Peer?
Murshid?
Murud?
Spiritual mentor
Spiritual mentor
Disciple
‘Daira ‘ or ‘wilayat’?
(Spiritual territory)
Spheres of influence of ‘silsilahs’
(Organised tradition of spiritual mentors &their disciples-peeri&muridi)
Wali?
Successor of spiritual mentor in silsilahs
Most imp Sufi silsilahs?
Chisti Suhrawardy Nakshabandi Qadiri Qubravia
One can attain moksha in 3 ways
Jnana(by acquiring highest knowledge)
Bhakti(by devotion to God)
&Karma(by action i.e. Selfless performance of one’s duties w/o caring for reward
6 system of philosophy?
Vaisesika by Kanada
Nyaya by Gautam
Sankhya by Kapil
Yoga by Patanjali
Purva Mimansa by Jaimini
Uttar Mimansa(Vedanta) Badrayan
Other systems like
Charvaka,aajivak,etc
Shankaracharya
Ramanuja
Jnana marg
Bhakti marg
