Ramananda
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Ramananda was a 14th–15th century Hindu saint and devotional reformer credited with founding the Ramanandi Sampradaya and promoting a broad, inclusive bhakti movement centered on devotion to Rama.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti movement leader
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Hindu saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
North India
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Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextualTradition | Ram-bhakti literature ⓘ |
| centuryActive |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deityWorshipped |
Rama
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Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Rama
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Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizedConcept |
access to God beyond caste distinctions
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bhakti (devotion) ⓘ equality of devotees ⓘ |
| guruOf |
Bhagat Sursar (traditionally attributed)
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Kabir (traditionally attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pipa (traditionally attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravidas (traditionally attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sena (traditionally attributed) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late medieval India ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Swami Ramananda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
North Indian bhakti poetry
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Ramanandi Sampradaya NERFINISHED ⓘ later Vaishnava traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accepting disciples from diverse social backgrounds
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devotion to Rama ⓘ founding the Ramanandi Sampradaya ⓘ inclusive devotional teachings ⓘ promoting the bhakti movement ⓘ |
| languageOfTeaching |
early Hindi dialects
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vernacular languages ⓘ |
| legacy | largest ascetic Vaishnava order in North India (Ramanandis) ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | rigid caste exclusivism in worship ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
Rama-bhakti
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devotional theism ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sampradayaFounded | Ramanandi Sampradaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolWithinVaishnavism | Ramanandi Sampradaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
guru
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saint ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | saguna bhakti ⓘ |
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