List of Satras

List of Satras

Satras are Mahapuruxiya monasteries established by the great Bhakti Saints Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva (1449-1568 AD), Mahapurusha Madhavadeva and their disciples and followers in Assam and adjoining areas. The chief of a Satra is called a "Satradhikar". Generally Satras are treasure troves of cultural artifacts.

List of Satras


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sattra — Satras are socio religious institutions in the Assam region that belong to the Mahapuruxiya Dharma. Monks, called bhakats , live in satras under a satradhikar . In some orders of the religion, the bhakats are celibate ( kewalia bhakat ). The… …   Wikipedia

  • Narayanpur — For other uses, see Narayanpur (disambiguation). Narayanpur   town   …   Wikipedia

  • Majuli — River Brahmaputra State Assam District Jorhat Location …   Wikipedia

  • Barpeta — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Barpeta | type = city | latd = 26.32 | longd = 91.0 locator position = left | state name = Assam district = Barpeta leader title = leader name = altitude = 35 population as of = 2001 population total = 41 …   Wikipedia

  • Jorhat — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type=city native name=Jorhat latd = 26.75 longd = 94.22 locator position = left state name = Assam district = Jorhat leader title = leader name = altitude = 116 population as of = 2001 population total = 66,450… …   Wikipedia

  • Jorhat district — is one of the twenty seven districts of Assam state, India. Jorhat town is district headquarter.History“JORHAT” or “JOREHAUT” means two hats or mandis “Macharhat” and “Chowkihat” which existed on the two different banks of the river Bhogdoi… …   Wikipedia

  • Maurya Empire — Mauryan Empire ← …   Wikipedia

  • Ājīvika — (also written Ajivika or Ajivaka ) was an ancient philosophical and ascetic movement of the Indian subcontinent. The Ajivikas were contemporaries of the early Buddhists and historical Jains; the Ajivika movement may have preceded both of these… …   Wikipedia

  • Tenali — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Tenali | type = town | latd = 16.25 | longd = 80.58 locator position = right | state name = Andhra Pradesh district = Guntur leader title = leader name = altitude = 11 population as of = 2001 population… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”