Bhagats

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group of religious figures medieval Indian devotional poets saints

Bhagats are revered medieval Indian devotional poets and saints whose hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, reflecting a broad, inclusive spiritual tradition.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bhagat	2
Bhagats of Guru Granth Sahib	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of religious figures ⓘ medieval Indian devotional poets ⓘ saints ⓘ
associatedConcept	critique of ritualism ⓘ inner devotion ⓘ nirguna bhakti ⓘ rejection of caste distinctions ⓘ social equality ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	India ⓘ
culturalImpact	influenced North Indian devotional literature ⓘ shaped Sikh devotional practice ⓘ
doctrinalEmphasis	direct experience of the Divine ⓘ ethical living ⓘ remembrance of God’s Name (Naam) ⓘ
includedIn	Adi Granth NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	hymns of devotion and social reform ⓘ inclusive spiritual outlook ⓘ
languageOfCompositions	various North Indian vernaculars ⓘ
majorFigure	Bhagat Beni NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Bhikhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Dhanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Farid NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Jai Dev NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Kabir NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Namdev NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Pipa NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Ramanand NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Ravidas NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Sadhna NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Sain NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Surdas NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagat Trilochan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWorkIn	Guru Granth Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousDiversity	include Hindus ⓘ include Muslims ⓘ include low-caste reformers ⓘ
religiousTradition	Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh tradition ⓘ
respectedBy	Sikhs NERFINISHED ⓘ followers of the Bhakti movement ⓘ
roleInGuruGranthSahib	contributors of hymns ⓘ
spiritualFocus	devotion to one God ⓘ
spiritualOrientation	devotional ⓘ
textualStatusInSikhism	their hymns are accorded scriptural authority in Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
timePeriod	medieval period ⓘ
veneratedAs	saints ⓘ
veneratedIn	Sikhism NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Bhagat Trilochan → honorific → Bhagats ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bhagat

Bhagat Kabir → honorificTitle → Bhagats ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bhagat

Bhagat Sain → includedAmong → Bhagats ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bhagats of Guru Granth Sahib

Bhagat Trilochan → includedAmong → Bhagats ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bhagats of Guru Granth Sahib

SGGS → includesBaniOf → Bhagats ⓘ