WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Nirguna represented those poet-saints who extolled god without and beyond all attributes or form. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guru Nanak (1469-1539) He was a proponent of Nirguna School and was inspired by Kabir Das. He emphasized “Nam Japna, ‘’ or repeating God’s name to sense his presence. It is important to stress, however, that Sikhism is not a continuation of the Bhakti movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -Guru Nanak Dev played a crucial role in the Bhakti movement. Sufism and bhakti contributed to Nanak’s religious philosophy. He discarded retrograde elements selfishness, hypocrisy, falsehood and violence of Hinduism and Islam. His teachings incorporated the noblest principles of both religions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nirguna bhakti is an unconditional devotion to God in an unmanifested form. Its opposite is saguna bhakti, which is worship of and devotion to a manifested deity who takes the form of an idol, an image or an incarnation.