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Revision note: Bhakti and Sufi Movements: Saints, Ideas and Impact

  • Origins: Alvars (Andal; Divya Prabandham) & Nayanars (Tirumurai) in Tamil Nadu, 6th–9th c.
  • Acharyas: Shankara (Advaita), Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita), Madhva (Dvaita), Nimbarka (Dvaitadvaita), Vallabha (Shuddhadvaita)
  • Basavanna – Lingayats, Anubhava Mantapa, vachanas; Varkaris – Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath, Tukaram (Pandharpur)
  • Nirguna: Kabir (Bijak), Ravidas, Nanak, Dadu; Saguna: Tulsidas, Surdas, Mirabai, Chaitanya (Bengal), Sankaradeva (Assam, satras, namghars), Purandara Dasa
  • Sufi: Chishti (Ajmer, Nizamuddin), Suhrawardi (Multan), Naqshbandi (Sirhindi), Qadiri (Dara Shikoh), Firdausi (Bihar); Rishi order (Nund Rishi, Lal Ded)
  • Wahdat-ul-Wujud (Ibn Arabi) vs Wahdat-ul-Shuhud (Sirhindi)
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