Salient Features of Bhakti Movement in India

 Features of Bhakti Movement



1. The Bhakti reformers preached the principles of monotheism (oneness of God) and criticized idol worship. 

2. They believed in freedom from the cycle of life and death and advocated that the salvation could be attained only by deep devotion and faith in God.

3. They emphasized that for obtaining the bliss and grace of God, one should self-surrender while they also believed in the importance of 'Gurus' who acted as guides and preceptors. 

4. They advocated the principle of universal brotherhood.

5. They condemned ritualism , pilgrimages and fasts. Arguing that all living beings, including humans, were god's children, they also strongly denounced caste system which divided people according to their birth. 

6. They stressed the singing of hymns with deep devotion and without considering any language as sacred, they composed poems in the language of the common people.






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