Question

Who was the Guru of Tulsidas?

  1. 1. Vallabhacharya
  2. 2. Ramananda
  3. 3. Narharidas
  4. 4. Raghavananda

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3: Narharidas

Detailed Solution

Answer: (3) Narharidas

Explanation:

Tulsidas' guru was Narharidas. Tulsidas, whose original name was Ram Bola Dubey, wrote the Ramcharitmanas on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi during the 16th century. He composed this epic in the Awadhi dialect, making the story of Lord Ram easy for common people to understand. This played an important role in the growth of the Bhakti Movement and the spread of devotional literature in North India. Tulsidas was also a contemporary of Emperor Akbar and is believed to have corresponded with Abdurrahim Khan-e-Khanan.

  • Vallabhacharya founded the Pushtimarg sect and developed the philosophy of Shuddhadvaita (Pure Non-Dualism). He promoted devotion to Lord Krishna and authored important works such as the Shodash Granth, Subodhini, and Madhurashtakam.
  • Ramananda was a 14th-15th century Vaishnava saint and an important leader of the Bhakti Movement. He promoted devotion to Lord Rama, preached in Hindi, rejected caste barriers, and made religious teachings accessible to common people.
  • Raghavananda was the teacher of Ramananda. He taught the philosophy of Ramanuja, which later influenced Ramananda's devotional teachings and the development of the Ramanandi Sampradaya.
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