Jnaneshwar

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Jnaneshwar was a 13th-century Marathi saint, poet, and philosopher best known for his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, the Jnaneshwari, and for being a central figure of the Varkari devotional tradition in Maharashtra.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Dnyaneshwar 10
Jnaneshwar canonical 2
Jnanadeva 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti movement figure
Hindu philosopher
Hindu saint
Marathi poet
Varkari saint
alternateName Jnaneshwar
surface form: Dnyaneshwar

Jnaneshwar
surface form: Jnanadeva

Jnaneshwar
surface form: Jñāneśvar
associatedDeity Vithoba of Pandharpur
surface form: Vithoba
associatedTradition Pandharpur Vitthal Temple
surface form: Pandharpur pilgrimage
centuryOfActivity 13th century
coreTeaching Devotion to Vitthal (Vithoba)
Realization of the Self through devotion and knowledge
Spiritual equality of all devotees
countryOfCitizenship India
ethnicGroup Marathi people
fieldOfWork Bhagavad Gita exegesis
Devotional literature
Vedanta philosophy
genre Bhakti poetry
Philosophical commentary
influenced Marathi bhakti poets
Varkari tradition
influencedBy Bhagavad Gita
Vishnu-bhakti traditions
knownFor Being a central figure of the Varkari devotional tradition
Early vernacular commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in Marathi
Shaping Marathi religious language
languageOfWorkOrName Marathi
movement Bhakti movement
Varkari tradition
name Jnaneshwar self-link
notableWork Amrutanubhav
Dnyaneshwari
surface form: Jnaneshwari
philosophicalSchool Advaita-influenced Vedanta
placeOfActivity Maharashtra
region Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan
religion Hinduism
veneratedAs Sant (saint)
veneratedIn Maharashtra
workLanguage Marathi language
surface form: Marathi
workSubject Bhagavad Gita

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Namdev associatedWith Jnaneshwar
Varkari tradition associatedWithSaint Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Bhavarth Ramayan traditionallyAttributedTo Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Bhavarth Ramayan associatedPerson Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Vithoba of Pandharpur associatedSaint Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Marathi literature notablePoet Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Varkari community associatedSaint Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Pandharpur associatedWith Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Jnaneshwar name Jnaneshwar self-link
Jnaneshwar alternateName Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Jnaneshwar alternateName Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Jñāneśvar
Jnaneshwar alternateName Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Jnanadeva
Nivruttinath Samadhi associatedSaint Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar
Marathis notableSaint Jnaneshwar
this entity surface form: Dnyaneshwar