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The 45 pages that link to Bhakti, each with the reason it gives.

• SamsaraRelated: Some Hindu traditions present devotion as a path to freedom from samsara.

• Bhakti movementNarrower topic: The movement takes its name from this devotional ideal.

• PujaNarrower topic: Devotional commitment supplies a major religious orientation for puja.

• VaishnavismNarrower topic: Devotional love is the defining religious practice across Vaishnava traditions.

• KrishnaNarrower topic: Love and devotion to Krishna are central paths in many Hindu traditions.

• PuranasRelated: Purāṇic narratives give devotional practice memorable deities, exemplary devotees, and sacred stories.

• VishnuRelated: Devotion to Vishnu and his forms is a central practice in many Vaishnava communities.

• Bhagavata PuranaRelated: The text presents loving devotion as a central path to liberation.

• Chaitanya MahaprabhuNarrower topic: Chaitanya’s teaching belongs to bhakti traditions and made passionate devotion to Krishna central.

• MīmāṃsāCompared with: Bhakti traditions often prioritize devotion and divine grace over the ritual duties Mīmāṃsā analyzes.

• RamaNarrower topic: Devotion to Rama is a major expression of bhakti in several Hindu traditions.

• Swami VivekanandaRelated: Vivekananda treated devotion as one valid route to spiritual realization.

• Dvaita VedantaRelated: Dvaita presents devotion to Vishnu as the central path toward liberation.

• ShaktismRelated: Devotion to the Goddess is a central way Shaktas relate to the divine.

• RamanujaRelated: Devotion to a personal God is central to Ramanuja’s path to liberation.

• BhajanNarrower topic: Bhajans give sung form to bhakti’s expression of loving devotion.

• AlvarsNarrower topic: The Alvars’ poetry gives an influential Tamil expression to devotion focused on Vishnu.

• Bhakti yogaNarrower topic: Bhakti yoga organizes this devotional love into a path of spiritual practice.

• AbhishekaRelated: Abhisheka gives devotional care a physical, offering-centered form.

• YajnaCompared with: Bhakti emphasizes personal devotion where yajna emphasizes prescribed sacrificial action.

• JapaRelated: Devotional japa can express and cultivate love for a chosen deity.

• RadhaNarrower topic: Radha is a defining exemplar of love directed toward Krishna.

• Gaudiya VaishnavismNarrower topic: Devotion to Krishna is the tradition’s central religious practice and path to liberation.

• Hindu reform movementsRelated: Bhakti traditions offered reformers influential models of religious devotion outside elite ritual alone.

• ValmikiRelated: Later Ramayana traditions often recast Valmiki’s narrative through devotion to Rama.

• KabirNarrower topic: Kabir’s poetry draws on devotional language while disputing ritual authority.

• RamakrishnaNarrower topic: Devotional love, especially toward Kali, shaped many of Ramakrishna’s spiritual practices.

• AvatarRelated: Devotional traditions often approach Vishnu through his incarnations and their stories.

• Gita GovindaNarrower topic: The lovers' intimacy gives the poem a language for devotion to Krishna.

• HanumanNarrower topic: Hanuman’s devotion to Rama became a major model of bhakti.

• BrahmaviharaCompared with: The brahmaviharas cultivate universal dispositions rather than devotion to a personal god.

• HoliNarrower topic: Krishna-centered Holi traditions express devotion through music, stories, and playful ritual.

• MadhvacharyaRelated: In Madhvacharya’s theology, devotion to Vishnu is central to liberation.

• Maurice BéjartBroader topic: It exemplifies his engagement with religious and cultural imagery beyond Europe.

• Rupa GoswamiNarrower topic: His works organize bhakti as the defining practice of Krishna devotion.

• Kali YugaRelated: Some traditions present devotion as especially accessible in Kali Yuga.

• AarathiNarrower topic: Aarathi gives bhakti a visible, embodied expression through offering light.

• Advaita AcharyaNarrower topic: Advaita’s worship and his call for Chaitanya express bhakti as devotional practice.

• BrahmanismCompared with: Bhakti traditions often made devotion more central than priest-led sacrifice.

• GanapatyaRelated: Devotion to Ganesha is a central expression of Ganapatya practice.

• TukaramNarrower topic: Tukaram’s direct address to Vithoba belongs to the bhakti tradition.

• HindusRelated: Devotional practice is a major way Hindus relate to the divine.

• Indian religionsRelated: Bhakti traditions reshaped religious life across Hinduism and influenced wider devotional culture.

• Ramprasad SenNarrower topic: His songs express devotion through direct, emotionally charged address to Kali.

• SahasranamaNarrower topic: Reciting a sahasranama is one way devotional attachment is practiced.