Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras)

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Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries, or Sattras, are religious and cultural institutions in Assam that serve as centers of worship, learning, and performance arts within the Ekasarana Dharma tradition founded by Srimanta Sankardeva.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sattras of Assam 2
Assamese Sattras 1
Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vaishnavite monastery network ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
monastic order ⓘ
religious institution ⓘ
associatedArtForm Ankiya Naat (one-act plays) ⓘ
Borgeet (devotional songs) ⓘ
linked to: Borgeet

Sattriya dance ⓘ
mask-making for religious drama ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Assamese people ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage Assamese language ⓘ
coDevelopedBy Madhavdeva ⓘ
linked to: Madhavdev
corePractice chanting of God’s name (nama-prasanga) ⓘ
congregational prayer ⓘ
devotional worship of Krishna ⓘ
study of scriptures ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRole shaping Assamese identity ⓘ
transmission of Ekasarana Dharma teachings ⓘ
doctrineFeature emphasis on bhakti (devotion) over ritualism ⓘ
rejection of caste-based barriers in worship ⓘ
foundedBy Srimanta Sankardeva ⓘ
linked to: Srimanta Sankardev
function center of performance arts ⓘ
center of religious learning ⓘ
center of worship ⓘ
community organization hub ⓘ
headedBy Sattradhikar ⓘ
linked to: Satradhikar
heritageStatus important component of Assamese cultural heritage ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfOrigin 15th century ⓘ
knownFor egalitarian devotional practices ⓘ
preservation of Sattriya dance tradition ⓘ
promotion of Assamese literature ⓘ
promotion of Assamese music ⓘ
locatedIn Assam ⓘ
mainDeity Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
monasticMember bhakat ⓘ
organizationalUnit kirtanghar (prayer hall) ⓘ
monastic quarters ⓘ
residential cells for monks (bhakats) ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ
Majuli Island ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousSubtradition Ekasarana Dharma ⓘ
religiousTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
scriptureUsed Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Borgeet lyrics ⓘ
Kirtan-ghosha ⓘ
linked to: Kirtan Ghosa

Naam-ghosha ⓘ
linked to: Naam Ghosa

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Srimanta Sankardev → associatedWith → Sattras of Assam ⓘ
linked to: Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras)
Ankia Naat → associatedWith → Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) ⓘ
Sattriya dance → associatedWith → Sattras of Assam ⓘ
linked to: Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras)
Neo-Vaishnavite movement in Assam → linkedTo → Sattriya monasteries ⓘ
linked to: Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras)
Arjuna Bhanjana → associatedWithInstitution → Assamese Sattras ⓘ
subject linked to: Arjuna Bhanjana (drama)
linked to: Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras)