CARMEL CONVENT

SCHOOL

HISTORY PROJECT
OF
SHASHANK
SHEKHAR
CLASS X
ROLL NO 12
SUBMISSION TO SR.JOSMY
 INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT
SEMINAR
TOPIC 1 ●
BIJAK & KABIR
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2 SANT JNANESWAR
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3 EXTRA TALK (^_^)

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 INTRODUCTION
The establishment of Delhi Sultanate
towards the beginning of the 13th century, marked the
beginning of a new phase in the cultural development of the
country. The interaction of the Turks with the Indians, resulted
in the development of a new composite culture, called the Indo-
Islamic culture . The culture was neither purely Persian nor
entirely Indian, but a happy fusion of the best elements of the
two.
There are two distinct phases of the growth of
this culture – the Sultanate phase and the Mughal phase. The
Sultanate phase was marked by the emergence of the fusion of
the Indian traditions with the Turkish culture, whereas the
Mughal phase marked the consolidation of this composite
culture.
SANT KABIR DAS
Kabir was a 15th century Indian mystic poet, Sufi and saint,
whose writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement
and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Guru Granth
Sahib.
 He was nonetheless strongly influenced by his teacher, the
Hindu Bhakti leader Ramananda.
He was a Hindu
by birth but was
bought up in a
Muslim family.
He accepted both Hindus
as well as Muslims
Birth & Death
Kabir was born at
Varanasi
&
He died at
Maghar
Both of which is in UP

According to a legend
while Hindus &
Muslims were fighting for
his body after his death;
the body suddenly
disappeared from the
coffin leaving few flowers
behind along a book that is
called
BIJAK
 Bijak ?(“The Seedling”)

It is the compilation of the verses of Kabir, written

by his disciples.
He was an oral poet……………….
Bijak was written by Kabirpanthis because of this
reason.
His oral traditions have flourished over 500 years.
Hundreds of folk and classical musical forms have
arised from his poetry in countless dialects and
regional styles.
Bijak is preserved in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
 Divisions of Bijak

Bijak is mainly divided into 3 volumes:

Sakhi
Ramaini
Shabda
But it has other 7 parts :
Vipramatisi
Kahara
Basant
Chachar
Beli
Birahuli
Hindola
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Sant Jnaneshwar or

Dnyaneshwar
Jananeshwar or Dnyaneshwar was a 13th century saint, poet and
philosopher from Maharastra. He was the second of the four
children of Vithalpanth and Rukmabai
Jnaneshwar learnt and mastered the philosophy and
various techniques of kundalini yoga, from his elder brother,
Nivrittinatha.At the age of 15, he is said to have delivered 9000
verses of his commentry on Bhagvad Gita,called the
Jananeshwari,also called Bhavartha Dipika.
Jananeshwar regarded bhakti (devotion) as the means
to liberation. On the advice of his brother and Guru, Nivirittinatha
to write a treatise on his spiritual experiences , Jnaneshwar wrote
Amritanubhav.
Spiritual Powers
Jnaneshwar is said to have attained immense spiritual
powers & performed many miracles.
He made a buffalo to recite vedas to prove that every
creature has the same soul and has every right to say
prayers.
In absence of any frying pans, his sister used to cook
on his back.
To break the pride of Chang Dev, he along with his
brother sat on a wall & made the wall to move.
Knowledge
During one of his pilgrimages Jananeshwar met
Namdev and both of them became friends.
Under his influence
Jananeshwar joined the Varkari movement, which
is a path combining Vedic doctrines with with
Jnana(Knowledge) & Bhakti (Devotion) and
virtually became its leader.
It is all about remembering God at
all times and living a simple and virtuous life
helping others.
 Teachings
His teachings invoked great devotion in common people and his
followers walk kilometres to the holy place of Pandhapur, to worship
lord vitthal ,a form of Hari.
In his famous work, known as Abhangas, Namdev has given a
graphic description of Sant Jnaneshwar’s visit to holy places.

Legacy
In the month of Kartik in 1296, Jnaneshwar Maharaj took Samadhi at
Alandi. His Samadhi Mandir is a highly revered religious place in
Alandi, especially for the people belonging to the Varkari sect.
Sant Jnaneshwar is an inspiration for Millions of devotees,
through his teachings and the great texts that he has left behind as his
legacy.
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