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Into the _bhakti_ system of western India Buddhist elements have entered; and the school of devotees is often denominated Bauddha Vaishnava. INTO THE BATHEE SYSTEM OF WESTERN INDIA BUDDHIST ELEMENTS HAVE ENTERED AND THE SCHOOL OF DEVOTEES IS OFTEN DENOMINATED BOTHA WASHNNAMA
he _guru_.] The notion of trust in the gods was familiar to the mind of India from Vedic days, but the deity was indistinct and unsympathetic, and there could hardly be love and attachment to him. But there now arose the doctrine of _bhakti_ (devotion), which resolved religion into emotion. It came into the Hindu system rather abruptly; and many learned men have traced its origin to the influence of Christianity. This is quite possible; but perhaps the fact is hardly proved. Contact with Christianity, however, probably accelerated a process which had previously begun. At all events, the system of _bhakti_ has had, and still has, great sway in India, particularly in Bengal, among the followers of Chaitanya, and the large body of people in western India who style themselves _Vaishnavas_ or _Bhaktas_ (devotees). The popular poetry of Maharashtra, as exemplified in such poets as Tukarama, is an impassioned inculcation of devotion to Vithoba of Pandharpur, who is a manifestation of Krishna. EDGE AND BUT THE MARKA OR THE WAY OF DEVOTION THE NOTION OF TRUST IN THE GODS WAS FAMILIAR TO THE MIND OF INDIA FROM BAITHY DAYS BUT THE DEITY WAS IN INDISTINCT AND UNSYMPATHETIC AND THERE COULD HARDLY BE LOVE AND ATTACHMENT TO HIM BUT THERE NOW AROSE THE DOCTRINE OF BACY DEVOTION WHICH RESOLVED RELIGION INTO EMOTION IT CAME INTO HIM THE SYSTEM RATHER ABRUPTLY AND MANY LEARNED MEN HAVE PRAISED ITS ORIGIN TO THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLE BUT PERHAPS THE FACT IS HARDLY PROVED CONTACT WITH CHRISTIANITY HOWEVER PROBABLY EXHILARATED A PROCESS WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEGUN AT ALL EVENTS THE SYSTEM OF BOTHY HAS HAD AND STILL HAS GREAT SWAY IN INDIA PARTICULARLY IN BENGAL AMONG THE FOLLOWERS OF CHEETANYA AND THE LARGE BODY OF PEOPLE IN WESTERN INDIA WHO STYLED THEMSELVES WEISCHNUMA'S ARE BUT THUS DEVOTEES THE POPULAR POETRY OF MAHARASTRA AS EXEMPLIFIED IN SUCH POETS AS TO KARAMA IS AN IMPASSIONED INCULCATION OF DEVOTION TO VITOBA OF PANDELPU WHO IS A MANIFESTATION OF KUSHNA
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