Dasakuta was one of two divisions (along with Vyasakuta) of Haridasas, a group within the Bhakti movement, one of the monotheistic Hindu religious devotional movements focusing on the spiritual practice of loving devotion to a God, called bhakti. This generally means the worship of Lord Vishnu.
History
During the rule of the Vijayanagar Empire in South India in the 12th and 13th centuries CE, the Haridasa movement spread from the area of modern Karnataka. The Lingayatism movement (the term is derived from Lingavantha in Kannada), spread the philosophy of Basavanna, a Hindu reformer. The Vyasakuta were required to be proficient in the Vedas, Upanishads and other Darshanas. The role of the Dasakuta was to convey the message of Madhvacharya through the Kannada language to the people. Some of the prominent saints of Dasakuta are Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Vijaya Dasa and Jagannatha Dasa.
See also
Notes
- "What is the meaning of Vysakoota & Dasakoota". dvaita.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
References
- Jagadeesan, N The Life and Mission of Karaikkal Ammaiyar Bhattacharya, N.N. Medieval Bhakti Movements in India Munishiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, (1989), pages 149-161
External links
- Path of Devotion
- Haridasas of Karnataka Archived 15 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- A Word to Our Madhava Btethren
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