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Description : How did the ideas of Bhakti become popular very popular? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : 1. Shiva, Vishnu and Durga as supreme deities came to be worshipped through elaborate rituals. 2. At the same time, gods and goddesses worshipped in different in different areas came to be ... caste status. The idea of Bhakti became so popular that even Buddhists and Jainas adopted these beliefs.

Description : Why was the Mughal emperor Jahangir hostile to the Sikh community? How did the Sikh movement gain momentum? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : 1. By the beginning of the 17 th century the town of Ramdaspur, Amritsar had developed around the central Gurudwara known as Harmandar Sahib, the Golden Temple. 2. It was virtually self- governinh ... was a development which culminated in the institution of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.

Description : Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : Ordinary people preserved the memories of Mirabai because of the following reasons:- 1. She was devoted to Krishna. 2. Composition of innumerable bhajans expressing her intense devotion. 3. Challenged norms of upper castes.

Description : For either the Virashaivas or the sants of Maharashtra, discuss their attitude towards caste. -Social Science -7

Last Answer : The saints of Maharastra focused on the Vitthala form of Vishnu and on a personal god residing inside the hearts of all people. 1. Their songs in simple Marathi language inspired people. 2. They ... of all backgrounds could live in harmony without any feeling of high and low, rich and poor.

Description : What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : (1) Baba Guru Nanak emphasized the importance of the worship of one God. (2) He insisted that caste, creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining liberation. His idea of liberation was based on the ... worship, honest living and helping others. (5) Guru Nanak, thus, promoted the idea of equality.

Description : Why do you think teachers rejected precalent religious beliefs and practices? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : Many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices because these were based on social differences, excess ritualism and outward display piety.

Description : What were the major beliefs and practices of the Sufis? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : 1.Sufis were the Muslim mystics. Rejected the outward religiosity and believed in devotion to God. 2. They rejected the elaborate rituals and the codes of behavior and believed that union with God ... ) were some of the methods. 5. They were against idol worship and believed in collective prayers

Description : What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express these? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : The major ideas expressed by Kabir include:- 1. Rejection of major religious traditions. 2. Criticism of all forms of external worship of both Brahmanical Hinduism and Islam. 3. Criticism of priestly ... and pads. These are said to have been composed by him and sung by wabdering bhajan singers.

Description : Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis. -Social Science -7

Last Answer : 1. They advocated renunciation of the world. 2. They believed that the path to salvation lay in meditation on the formless God and the realization of oneness with it. 3. To achieve ... order. 5. Intense training of mind and body through practices like yogasanas, breathing exercises and meditation.

Description : who were the authors of tawarikhs? -Social Science -7

Last Answer : We know about the Delhi Sultanate because of their architecture, inscriptions, coins, and tarikh/tawarikh (histories written in Persian, the official langiage of the Delhi Sultanate). The authors of tawarikh ... removed from the throne in 1240 because the nobles did not want a female ruling them.