bhakti

[ buhk-tee ]

/ ˈbʌk ti /

noun Hinduism.

selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman.Compare jnana, karma(def 1).

(initial capital letter) a popular religious movement centered around the personal worship of gods, especially Vishnu and Shiva.

Nearby words

Compare Saiva, Vaishnava.

Origin of bhakti

1825–35; < Sanskrit: devotion

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Examples from the Web for bhakti

The Hindus are well aware that the doctrine of Bhakti spread from the south to the north.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
The Master took no delight in compositions that clashed with the theory of bhakti and lacked the spirit of delight (ras).
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja
Even, strange to say, we find the grossness of bhakti also deliberately embodied in figures of wood and stone.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century|John Morrison
In some cases, caste is dropped only during the fit of fervour or bhakti.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century|John Morrison

Knowledge dissociated from bhakti cannot give salvation; but a man devoted to Krishna can gain salvation without knowledge.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja

British Dictionary definitions for bhakti

bhakti

/ (ˈbʌktɪ) /

noun

Hinduism loving devotion to God leading to nirvana

Word Origin for bhakti

from Sanskrit: portion, from bhajati he allocates

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