Satra

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Satra is a type of Vaishnavite monastery and socio-religious institution in Assam that serves as a center for spiritual practice, cultural preservation, and community life among Assamese people.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Satra canonical 7
satra 4
Sattra 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vaishnavite monastery ⓘ
religious institution in Assam ⓘ
socio-religious institution ⓘ
aim propagation of monotheistic Vaishnavism ⓘ
social cohesion ⓘ
spiritual upliftment of community ⓘ
associatedWithArtForm Ankiya Naat (one-act plays) ⓘ
Borgeet (devotional songs) ⓘ
linked to: Borgeet

Sattriya dance ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Assamese people ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage Assamese language literature ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRole preservation of Assamese culture ⓘ
preservation of traditional drama (Ankiya Naat) ⓘ
promotion of devotional music and dance ⓘ
developedInRegion Assam ⓘ
follows Bhakti movement principles ⓘ
foundedUnderInfluenceOf Srimanta Sankardeva’s teachings ⓘ
governedBy monastic rules and discipline ⓘ
hasBuildingPart Namghar ⓘ
monastic quarters ⓘ
hasLeader Satradhikar ⓘ
hasResident bhakats (monks or devotees) ⓘ
historicalImportance center of Neo-Vaishnavite reform in Assam ⓘ
historicalPeriod medieval Assam ⓘ
influences village social structure in Assam ⓘ
languageUsed Assamese ⓘ
locatedIn Assam ⓘ
practicesInclude congregational prayer ⓘ
devotional singing ⓘ
scriptural recitation ⓘ
primaryFunction center for community life ⓘ
center for cultural preservation ⓘ
center for spiritual practice ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Vaishnavism ⓘ
religiousTradition Ekasarana Dharma ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
socialRole community organization ⓘ
education center ⓘ
moral instruction center ⓘ
supports religious festivals ⓘ
training in classical arts ⓘ
typeOfOrganization non-hereditary religious community (in many cases) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Majuli Island → hasHeritageSiteType → Sattra ⓘ
linked to: Satra
Neo-Vaishnavism → institutionalForm → satra ⓘ
linked to: Satra
Neo-Vaishnavism → monasticCentre → satra ⓘ
linked to: Satra
Bhela Satra → hasType → Satra ⓘ
Nam-Prasanga → performedAt → Satra ⓘ
Parijat Haran → performanceVenue → Sattra ⓘ
linked to: Satra
Ankiya Naat → performanceVenue → Satra ⓘ
subject linked to: Ankiya Naat (one-act plays)
Satra culture → organizationalUnit → satra ⓘ
linked to: Satra