Jnaneshwar

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Jnaneshwar was a 13th-century Marathi saint, poet, and philosopher best known for his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, the Jnaneshwari, and for being a central figure of the Varkari devotional tradition in Maharashtra.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Dnyaneshwar 10
Jnaneshwar canonical 2
Jnanadeva 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti movement figure
Hindu philosopher
Hindu saint
Marathi poet
Varkari saint
alternateName Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar

Jnanadeva
linked to: Jnaneshwar

Jñāneśvar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
associatedDeity Vithoba
associatedTradition Pandharpur pilgrimage
centuryOfActivity 13th century
coreTeaching Devotion to Vitthal (Vithoba)
Realization of the Self through devotion and knowledge
Spiritual equality of all devotees
countryOfCitizenship India
ethnicGroup Marathi people
fieldOfWork Bhagavad Gita exegesis
Devotional literature
Vedanta philosophy
genre Bhakti poetry
Philosophical commentary
influenced Marathi bhakti poets
Varkari tradition
influencedBy Bhagavad Gita
Vishnu-bhakti traditions
knownFor Being a central figure of the Varkari devotional tradition
Early vernacular commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in Marathi
Shaping Marathi religious language
languageOfWorkOrName Marathi
movement Bhakti movement
Varkari tradition
name Jnaneshwar
notableWork Amrutanubhav
Jnaneshwari
linked to: Dnyaneshwari
philosophicalSchool Advaita-influenced Vedanta
placeOfActivity Maharashtra
region Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau
religion Hinduism
veneratedAs Sant (saint)
veneratedIn Maharashtra
workLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
workSubject Bhagavad Gita

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Namdev associatedWith Jnaneshwar
Varkari tradition associatedWithSaint Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Bhavarth Ramayan traditionallyAttributedTo Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Bhavarth Ramayan associatedPerson Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Vithoba of Pandharpur associatedSaint Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Marathi literature notablePoet Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Varkari community associatedSaint Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Pandharpur associatedWith Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Jnaneshwar name Jnaneshwar
Jnaneshwar alternateName Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Jnaneshwar alternateName Jñāneśvar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Jnaneshwar alternateName Jnanadeva
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Nivruttinath Samadhi associatedSaint Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar
Marathis notableSaint Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar