Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras)

E655183

Vaishnavite monastery network cultural institution monastic order religious institution

Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries, or Sattras, are religious and cultural institutions in Assam that serve as centers of worship, learning, and performance arts within the Ekasarana Dharma tradition founded by Srimanta Sankardeva.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sattras of Assam	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Vaishnavite monastery network ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ monastic order ⓘ religious institution ⓘ
associatedArtForm	Ankiya Naat (one-act plays) NERFINISHED ⓘ Borgeet (devotional songs) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sattriya dance NERFINISHED ⓘ mask-making for religious drama ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup	Assamese people NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage	Assamese language ⓘ
coDevelopedBy	Madhavdeva NERFINISHED ⓘ
corePractice	chanting of God’s name (nama-prasanga) ⓘ congregational prayer ⓘ devotional worship of Krishna ⓘ study of scriptures ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalRole	shaping Assamese identity ⓘ transmission of Ekasarana Dharma teachings ⓘ
doctrineFeature	emphasis on bhakti (devotion) over ritualism ⓘ rejection of caste-based barriers in worship ⓘ
foundedBy	Srimanta Sankardeva NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	center of performance arts ⓘ center of religious learning ⓘ center of worship ⓘ community organization hub ⓘ
headedBy	Sattradhikar NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	important component of Assamese cultural heritage ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfOrigin	15th century ⓘ
knownFor	egalitarian devotional practices ⓘ preservation of Sattriya dance tradition ⓘ promotion of Assamese literature ⓘ promotion of Assamese music ⓘ
locatedIn	Assam ⓘ
mainDeity	Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
monasticMember	bhakat ⓘ
organizationalUnit	kirtanghar (prayer hall) ⓘ monastic quarters ⓘ residential cells for monks (bhakats) ⓘ
regionOfInfluence	Brahmaputra Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Majuli Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
religiousSubtradition	Ekasarana Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ
scriptureUsed	Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Borgeet lyrics ⓘ Kirtan-ghosha NERFINISHED ⓘ Naam-ghosha NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Srimanta Sankardev → associatedWith → Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sattras of Assam

Ankia Naat → associatedWith → Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) ⓘ

Sattriya dance → associatedWith → Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sattras of Assam