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Bhakti

Bhakti (Sanskrit: भक्ति; Pali: bhatti) is a concept common in Indian religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love. In Indian religions, it may refer to loving devotion for a personal God (like Krishna or Devi), a formless ultimate reality (like Nirguna Brahman or the Sikh God) or an enlightened…

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related to External links · 43
Bhakti → African Studies, American Academy, An Analysis, Asian, Asian Studies, Avadāna, Bhagavad-Gita Rob Reed, Bhagavata Purana, Bhakti Poets, Buddhism, Buddhist, Christian Bhakti, Common Human Response, DC Scott, Devotional Acts, Doris JakobshThe, Early Buddhism, English Translation, Feb, History
related to Bhakti movement · 33
Bhakti → Alvars, Appar, Campantar, CE, Early Tamil-Shiva, God, Hymns, India, Krishna Yajurveda, Like, Nayanar, Nayanars, Shaiva Nayanar, Shaiva Nayanars, Shiva, South India, South Indian, South Indian Alvar, Sundarar, Tamil Nadu
related to Sources · 27
Bhakti → Awareness, Bhakti Religion, Buddhism, Buddhist Sanskrit Literature, Ceylon, Community Identity, David, Dayal, Encyclopaedia, Flame, Frawley, Government, Gunapala Piyasena, Har, II, ISBN, Lighting, Malalasekera, Motilal Banarsidass, Nanayakkara
related to Buddhism · 20
Bhakti → According, As, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddhist Theragatha, CE, Elders, Har Dayal, Indian Buddhist, Indic, John, Karel Werner Buddhist, Later, One, Pali, Perhaps, Sanskrit, Strong, Verses
related to Further reading · 20
Bhakti → Bhakti Schools, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Cantos, Chanting, Chinmaya Publications Trust, FOLK Books, Kirtan, Love Divine, Madras, Narada Bhakti Sutra, New York, Rosen, Sacred Art, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Srimad Bhagavatam, Swami Chinmayananda, Tapasyananda, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, The Yoga, Vedanta
related to The Upanishads · 17
Bhakti → BCE, Brahman, Carus, Deva, Deva Prasada, God, Grierson, Indian, Max Muller, Sandilya Sutras, Scholars, Shvetashvatara, Shvetashvatara Upanishad, Soul, The, This, Upanishad
related to Bhakta · 16
Bhakti → Bhakta, Bhaktas, BJP, God, Hinduism, In, Indian, Indian Prime Minister Narendra, Kabir, Mirabai, Modi, Nayanmars, North Indian, Sanskrit, The, They
related to Jainism · 13
Bhakti → According, Hindu, India, It, Jaina, Jainism, Jains, Jina, Obligatory Action, Paul Dundas, The Avasyaka, Tirthankara, Tirthankaras
related to Bhakti Yoga · 11
Bhakti → Absolute, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata Purana, Bhakti Yoga, Gita, In, Krishna, Narada Bhakti Sutra, Swami Vivekananda, The Bhagavad Gita, The Shandilya Bhakti Sutra
related to Post-Vedic movement · 8
Bhakti → BCE-early, CE, Hindu Epics, Indian, Puranas, Scholarly, The Bhagavad Gita, Vedic

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devotion buddhist buddha one god india buddhism indian movement term spiritual divine also hinduism like early religions yoga devotional love

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Bhaktiis aimportant term in Sikhism0.90text
the Shvetashvatara Upanishadinstance ofEarly texts0.80text
the Bhagavad Gitainstance ofEarly texts0.80text
describe bhakti as contemplating God as a form of yoga.Bhakti ideas have inspired many popular textsinstance ofEarly texts0.80text
saint-poets in Indiainstance ofEarly texts0.80text
knowledgeinstance ofas opposed to other traditional pillars of Indic religiosity0.80text
ritualinstance ofas opposed to other traditional pillars of Indic religiosity0.80text
or the practice of yoga or asceticisminstance ofas opposed to other traditional pillars of Indic religiosity0.80text
Mirabaiinstance ofand scholars have identified it as drawing from many Bhakti traditions and ideas.Saints0.80text
Soordasinstance ofand scholars have identified it as drawing from many Bhakti traditions and ideas.Saints0.80text
Narsinh Mehta composed several bhajans that were a path towards Bhakti for manyinstance ofand scholars have identified it as drawing from many Bhakti traditions and ideas.Saints0.80text
that are universally sung even todayinstance ofand scholars have identified it as drawing from many Bhakti traditions and ideas.Saints0.80text

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