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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). 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
books, is altogether sickening.[27] A very striking characteristic of modern Hinduism is what is termed _bhakti_, or devotion. There are three great ways of attaining to salvation: _karma marga_, or the way of ceremonial works; _jnana marga_, or the way of knowledge, and _bhakti marga_, or the way of devotion. [Sidenote: Doctrine of _bhakti_ introduced. Influence of the system. Mixed with Buddhist elements. Exaltation of the _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.  THE INFANCY THE FALLING OFF IN THE APOCHRYPHAL GOSPELS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE CANONICAL IS TRULY SAD BUT THE FALLING OFF EVEN FROM THE EPOQUIPHAL ONES IN THE HINDOO BOOKS IS ALTOGETHER SICKENING A VERY STRIKING CHARACTERISTIC OF MODERN HINNOISM IS WHAT IS TERMED BABY OR DEVOTION THERE ARE THREE GREAT WAYS OF ATTAINING TO SALVATION HERMA MARGA OR THE WAY OF CEREMONIAL WORKS NANA MARGA OR THE WAY OF KNOWLEDGE 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
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