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=== Bhakti movement and Sikhism ===
{{Main|Bhakti movement|Buddhism in India|Sikhism}}
{{See also|History of Sikhism}}
The Bhakti movement refers to the [[theism|theistic]] devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism{{sfnp|Schomer|McLeod|1987|p=1}} and later revolutionised in [[Sikhism]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Johar|first1=Surinder|title=Guru Gobind Singh: A Multi-faceted Personality|date=1999|publisher=MD Publications|isbn=978-81-7533-093-1|page=89}}</ref> It originated in the seventh-century south India (now parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala), and spread northwards.{{sfnp|Schomer|McLeod|1987|p=1}} It swept over east and north India from the 15th century onwards, reaching its zenith between the 15th and 17th century.{{sfnp|Schomer|McLeod|1987|pp=1–2}}
* The Bhakti movement regionally developed around different gods and goddesses, such as [[Vaishnavism]] (Vishnu), [[Shaivism]] (Shiva), [[Shaktism]] (Shakti goddesses), and [[Smartism]].<ref>Lance Nelson (2007), ''An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies'' (Editors: Orlando O. Espín, James B. Nickoloff), Liturgical Press, {{ISBN|978-0-8146-5856-7}}, pp. 562–563</ref><ref>SS Kumar (2010), ''Bhakti – the Yoga of Love'', LIT Verlag Münster, {{ISBN|978-3-643-50130-1}}, pp. 35–36</ref><ref>Wendy Doniger (2009), [https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/63933/bhakti Bhakti], Encyclopædia Britannica; [http://www.himalayanacademy.com/readlearn/basics/four-sects The Four Denomination of Hinduism] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113071854/https://www.himalayanacademy.com/readlearn/basics/four-sects |date=13 January 2020 }} Himalayan Academy (2013)</ref> The movement was inspired by many poet-saints, who championed a wide range of philosophical positions ranging from theistic [[Dualism (Indian philosophy)|dualism]] of [[Dvaita]] to absolute [[monism]] of [[Advaita Vedanta]].{{sfnp|Schomer|McLeod|1987|p=2}}<ref>{{cite journal|last=Novetzke|first=Christian|s2cid=144065168|year=2007|title=Bhakti and Its Public|journal=International Journal of Hindu Studies|volume=11|issue=3|pages=255–272|jstor=25691067|doi=10.1007/s11407-008-9049-9}}</ref>
* Sikhism is a [[monotheistic]] and [[panentheistic]] religion based on the spiritual teachings of [[Guru Nanak]], the first Guru,<ref>Singh, Patwant (2000). ''The Sikhs''. Alfred A Knopf Publishing. p. 17. {{ISBN|0-375-40728-6}}.</ref> and the ten successive [[Sikh gurus]]. After the death of the tenth Guru, [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Sikh scripture, [[Guru Granth Sahib]], became the literal embodiment of the eternal, impersonal Guru, where the scripture's word serves as the spiritual guide for Sikhs.<ref>Louis Fenech and WH McLeod (2014), ''Historical Dictionary of Sikhism'', 3rd Edition, Rowman & Littlefield, {{ISBN|978-1-4422-3600-4}}, p. 17</ref><ref>William James (2011), ''God's Plenty: Religious Diversity in Kingston'', McGill Queens University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-7735-3889-4}}, pp. 241–242</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Mann|first=Gurinder Singh|year=2001|title=The Making of Sikh Scripture|url=https://archive.org/details/makingsikhscript00mann|url-access=limited|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=United States|isbn=978-0-19-513024-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/makingsikhscript00mann/page/n33 21]}}</ref>
* [[Buddhism in India]] flourished in the [[Himalaya]]n kingdoms of [[Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh|Namgyal Kingdom]] in [[Ladakh]], [[Kingdom of Sikkim|Sikkim Kingdom]] in [[Sikkim]], and [[Chutia Kingdom]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] of the Late medieval period.

{{Gallery|align=center
|width=180|File:Rang Ghar Sibsagar.jpg|[[Rang Ghar]], built by [[Pramatta Singha]] in [[Ahom kingdom]]'s capital [[Sibsagar|Rangpur]], is one of the earliest pavilions of outdoor stadia in the Indian subcontinent
|File: Chittorgarh fort.JPG| [[Chittor Fort]] is the largest fort on the Indian subcontinent; it is one of the six [[Hill Forts of Rajasthan]]
|File:Chaumukha Jain temple at Ranakpur in Aravalli range near Udaipur Rajasthan India.jpg|[[Ranakpur Jain temple]] was built in the 15th century with the support of the Rajput state of [[Mewar]]
|File:GolGumbaz2.jpg|[[Gol Gumbaz]] built by the [[Bijapur Sultanate]], has the second largest pre-modern dome in the world after the Byzantine [[Hagia Sophia]]
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