Historians of religion often classify Bhakti traditions into two broad categories, which are: |
Vedic and Tantric Saguna and Nirguna Virashaivas and Lingayats Alvars and Nayanars |
Saguna and Nirguna |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Saguna and Nirguna Historians of religion often classify Bhakti traditions into two broad categories, which are Saguna and Nirguna Historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes). The former included traditions that focused on the worship of specific deities such as Shiva, Vishnu and his avatars (incarnations) and forms of the goddess or Devi, all often conceptualised in anthropomorphic forms. Nirguna bhakti on the other hand was worship of an abstract form of god. |