Srimanta Sankardev
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Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese saint-scholar, poet, and cultural reformer who pioneered the Neo-Vaishnavite movement and profoundly shaped Assamese religion, literature, music, and theater.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Srimanta Sankardev canonical | 8 |
| Sankardev | 1 |
| Srimanta | 1 |
| Srimanta Sankardeva | 1 |
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Target entity: Srimanta Sankardev Context triple: [Assamese people, notableReformer, Srimanta Sankardev]
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Utpaladeva
Utpaladeva was a 10th-century Kashmiri philosopher and theologian, best known as a principal exponent of Pratyabhijñā (recognition) non-dual Shaivism and a major figure in Indian idealist thought.
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Tukaram
Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his deeply devotional and socially critical abhangas dedicated to the god Vithoba.
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Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj was a Gaudiya Vaishnava sannyasi and spiritual leader recognized within the lineage associated with A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
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Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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Surendranath
Surendranath was an Indian nationalist leader, educator, and early president of the Indian National Congress who played a key role in the country's freedom movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Srimanta Sankardev Target entity description: Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese saint-scholar, poet, and cultural reformer who pioneered the Neo-Vaishnavite movement and profoundly shaped Assamese religion, literature, music, and theater.
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A.
Utpaladeva
Utpaladeva was a 10th-century Kashmiri philosopher and theologian, best known as a principal exponent of Pratyabhijñā (recognition) non-dual Shaivism and a major figure in Indian idealist thought.
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B.
Tukaram
Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his deeply devotional and socially critical abhangas dedicated to the god Vithoba.
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C.
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj was a Gaudiya Vaishnava sannyasi and spiritual leader recognized within the lineage associated with A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
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D.
Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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E.
Surendranath
Surendranath was an Indian nationalist leader, educator, and early president of the Indian National Congress who played a key role in the country's freedom movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti movement leader
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cultural reformer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ saint ⓘ saint-scholar ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| artFormCreated |
Ankia Naat
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surface form:
Ankiya Naat
Sattriya dance ⓘ
surface form:
Sattriya dance-drama tradition
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| associatedWith |
Namghar institutions in Assam
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Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) ⓘ
surface form:
Sattras of Assam
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| birthDate | 1449 ⓘ |
| century |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Madhavdev ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
congregational singing and prayer
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devotion to a single God without ritualism ⓘ equality of all devotees irrespective of caste ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1568 ⓘ |
| disciple | Madhavdev ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Assamese people ⓘ |
| founded |
Ekasarana Dharma
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Namghar (prayer hall) tradition ⓘ Satra institution in Assam ⓘ |
| fullName | Srimanta Sankardev self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
Bhakti poetry
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devotional literature ⓘ religious drama ⓘ |
| givenName |
Srimanta Sankardev
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sankardev
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| honorificPrefix |
Srimanta Sankardev
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Srimanta
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| influenced |
Assamese dance
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Assamese literature ⓘ Assamese music ⓘ Assamese theater ⓘ Assamese visual arts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
composing Borgeet (devotional songs)
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creating Ankiya Naat (one-act plays) ⓘ creating Sattriya dance tradition ⓘ founding Ekasarana Dharma ⓘ pioneering Neo-Vaishnavite movement in Assam ⓘ reforming Assamese religious life ⓘ shaping Assamese literature ⓘ shaping Assamese music ⓘ shaping Assamese theater ⓘ |
| language |
Assamese
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Braj Bhasha ⓘ
surface form:
Brajavali (Assamese-Braj mixture)
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| legacy |
considered the architect of Assamese culture
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revered as Mahapurush (great soul) in Assam ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Krishna ⓘ |
| movement | Neo-Vaishnavite movement in Assam ⓘ |
| musicFormCreated | Borgeet ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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lyricist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ preacher ⓘ religious leader ⓘ social reformer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Vaishnavism
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surface form:
Ekasarana (exclusive devotion to one God)
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| placeOfBirth |
Nagaon district
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surface form:
Alipukhuri, Nagaon district, Assam
Nagaon district ⓘ
surface form:
Bardowa, Nagaon, Assam
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| placeOfDeath | Bheladanga, Koch kingdom (present-day Assam) ⓘ |
| region |
Assam
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Northeast India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Neo-Vaishnavism
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Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| wrote |
Bhakti Ratnakar (Assamese adaptation)
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Ankia Naat ⓘ
surface form:
Chinhayatra (Ankiya Naat)
Gopi Uddhav Samvad ⓘ Gunamala ⓘ Harischandra Upakhyan ⓘ Kirtan Ghoxa ⓘ Parijat Haran ⓘ Patni Prasad ⓘ Ram Vijoy ⓘ Rukmini Haran ⓘ portions of Bhagavata Purana in Assamese ⓘ |
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