Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Historians of religion, often classify bhakti traditions into various categories. Which of the following is NOT a category under bhakti tradition?

Options:

saguna

nirguna

sarvaguna

None of the above

Correct Answer:

sarvaguna

Explanation:

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