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                                                  SUB – HISTORY

                                                        STD VII


                                     Module: 27 (NOTES) (page 113 - 119)

                                   CH- 8: Devotional Paths To The Divine

                       New Religious Development in North India
                    The period after the 13th century saw a new wave of bhakti movement in North
                      India.

                    This wave was led by scholars like Tulsidas, Surdas, Kabir and Baba Guru
                      Nanak
                    This tradition also included saints like Dadu Dayal, Ravidas and Mirabai.
                      Mirabai was devoted to Lord Krishna.
                    A unique feature of most of these saints is that their works were composed in
                      regional languages and could be sung.

                       A CLOSER LOOK: KABIR
                    We get to know of his ideas from a vast collection of verses called sakhis and
                      pads said to have been composed by him and sung by wandering bhajan
                      singers.
                    Kabir’s teachings were based on a complete, indeed vehement, rejection of the

                      major religious traditions
                    The language of his poetry was a form of spoken Hindi widely understood by

                      ordinary people.

               A CLOSER LOOK: BABA GURU NANAK

                     Worship of one God
                     Caste, creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining liberation …
                     Idea of active life with social commitment …
                     Used terms nam, dan and isnan for the essence of his teaching, which meant
                       right worship, welfare of others and purity of conduct

                     Teachings known as nam-japna, kirt-karna and vand-chhakna, which explain
                       right belief and worship, honest living and helping others …
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