Question

Do you see any similarity between the Bhakti movement in India and the Protestant movement ? Do you also see any differences between the two of them?

Answer 1

Bhakti Movement	Protestant Movement
1. Bhakti movement was a religious movement of Medieval India.	1. The Protestant movement was a religious movement of Medieval Europe.
2. The ritualistic styles of Bhakti were given up	2. Emphasis was given to discard unneces sary rituals.
3. Sanskrit books were translated into local languages.	3. The Bible was also translated into popular languages of the people.
4. Domination of Brahmins was questioned and emphasis was given to equality	4. Domination of priests and Nobles was criticised.
5. Some of the dominating preaches of Bhakti were Ramanand, Chaitanya, Guru Nanak, etc.	5. Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli and Jean Calvin propagated Protestant movement.
6. “Ramacharitha Manas”, Akbar Nama, etc. books were published.	6. “Praise of Folly”, “Utopia”, Divine Comedy, etc. were some books that influenced people.