Bhakti movement

11. Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?

Sikhism
Shaivism
Vaishanvism
All of the above

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?

12. Select the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna’s sports. II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the “Hare Krishnas”

Only I
Only II
Both I & II
Neither I nor II

Detailed SolutionSelect the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna’s sports. II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the “Hare Krishnas”

13. The Bhakti cult spread in Maharashtra with the teaching of

Sant Tukaram
Sant Jnanesvar
Samarth Guru Ramdas
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Detailed SolutionThe Bhakti cult spread in Maharashtra with the teaching of

14. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?

Vallabhacharya
Madhava
Merabai
Nimbarka

Detailed SolutionWho among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?

15. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement? I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda. II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism

Only I
Only II
Both I & II
Neither I nor II

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement? I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda. II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism

16. Which Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?

Madhava
Ramananda
Vallabhacharya
Chaitnaya

Detailed SolutionWhich Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?

17. Who among the following preached gospel of love?

Gnandeva
Namadev
Ekanath
Kabir

Detailed SolutionWho among the following preached gospel of love?

18. What is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?

The Supreme God
The Guru of the Sufis
The greatest of all Sufi saints
The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs

Detailed SolutionWhat is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?

19. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?

Nimbarka
Ramanuja
Madhva
Vallabhacharya

Detailed SolutionWho wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?

20. Which of the following Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers?

Ramananda
Kabir
Nanak
All of the above

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers?

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