Tukaram-Gātha (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Tukārām-Gāthā》(英語表記)TukaramGatha
Tukaram-Gātha (English spelling)

… He spoke harshly of his dissatisfaction with the discrimination caused by the caste system, and represented the position of the low-caste masses, mainly in rural areas, such as Vaishyas and Shudras. His poems, called abhangs, total 4,600 in number and compiled into the Tukārām-Gāthā (Tukārām Hymns). They preach fervent faith in the god Bhithoba, and appeal to the general public to have deep faith and to perform their daily work and duties. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Tukārām-Gāthā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 彼はカースト制による差別に対する不満を厳しいことばで語り,農村を中心にバイシャやシュードラなど低いカーストの大衆の立場を代弁した。その詩句はアバングabhangとよばれていて総数4600にも及ぶもので,《トゥカーラーム・ガーターTukārām‐Gāthā(トゥカーラーム頌歌集)》としてまとめられている。その内容はビトーバー神への熱烈な信仰を説きつつ,一般大衆に対して信仰心を篤くし日常の仕事や義務を果たすべきことを訴えかけるものである。…

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