INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south?
A
Chaitanya
B
Kabir
C
Nanak
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ramananda has been referred to as “the bridge between the Bhakti movement of the South and the Bhakti movement of the North."

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Ramananda. Sant Parampara was started by Ramananda in North India. Ramananda followed Ramanuja and on that line he started the parampara in south India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The thirteen Hindu bhagats whose hymns were entered into the text, were poet saints of the Bhakti movement, and included Namdev, Pipa, Ravidas, Beni, Bhikhan, Dhanna, Jayadeva, Parmanand, Sadhana, Sain, Surdas, Trilochan, while the two Muslim bhagats were Kabir and Sufi saint Farid.

Detailed explanation-4: -They are also known as Monotheistic Bhakti saints. Tulsidas, Chaitanya, Surdas and Meera were the main proponents of Saguna. Nanak and Kabir were the main proponents of Nirguna.

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