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Almost of necessity the worship of Krishna led to corruption. The hymns became erotic; and movements hopeful at their commencement  like that of Chaitanya of Bengal, in the sixteenth century  soon grievously fell off in character. ALMOST OF NECESSITY THE WORSHIP OF BUSHNA LED TO CORRUPTION THE HYMNS BECAME EROTIC AND MOMENTS HOPEFUL AT THEIR COMMENCEMENT LIKE THAT OF CHEITHANYA OF BENGAL IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY SOON GRIEVOUSLY FELL OFF IN CHARACTER
 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. Into the _bhakti_ system of western India Buddhist elements have entered; and the school of devotees is often denominated Bauddha-Vaishnava. Along with extravagant idolatry it inculcates generally, at least in the Maratha country, a pure morality; and the latter it apparently owes to Buddhism. Yet there are many sad lapses from purity.  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 INTO THE BATHEE SYSTEM OF WESTERN INDIA BUDDHIST ELEMENTS HAVE ENTERED AND THE SCHOOL OF DEVOTEES IS OFTEN DENOMINATED BOTHA WASHNNAMAN ALONG WITH EXTRAVAGANT IDOLATRY IT INCULCATES GENERALLY AT LEAST IN THE MARATA COUNTRY A PURE MORALITY AND THE LATER IT APPARENTLY OWES TO BUDDHISM YET THERE ARE MANY SAD LAPSES FROM PURITY
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