- Vyasakuta
Vyasakuta was one of two divisions (the other being the
Dasakuta ) ofHaridasa s,cite web
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accessdate=2007-01-16] a group within theBhakti movement , one of themonotheistic Hindu religiousdevotional movements focusing on the spiritual practice of loving devotion to a God, calledbhakti . This generally means the worship ofShiva orVishnu orShakti .History
During the 12th and 13th centuries A.D. during the rule of the
Vijayanagar Empire inSouth India , theHaridasa movement spread from the area of modernKarnataka . TheLingayatism movement, the term is derived from Lingavantha inKannada , spread the philosophy ofBasavanna , a Hindu reformer.The Vyasakuta were required to be proficient in theVedas ,Upanishads and otherDarshana s.Notes
References
* Jagadeesan, N "The Life and Mission of Karaikkal Ammaiyar" Bhattacharya, N.N. [ed] "Medieval Bhakti Movements in India" Munishiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, (1989), pages 149-161
External links
* [http://www.kamat.com/indica/faiths/bhakti/bhakti.htm Path of Devotion]
* [http://www.dvaita.org/haridasa Haridasas of Karnataka]
* [http://www.gosai.com/dvaita/madhvacarya/madhva-vaisnava.html A Word to Our Madhava Btethren]
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