Viṭhobā (English spelling)

Japanese: Viṭhobā(英語表記)Vithoba
Viṭhobā (English spelling)

…His family belonged to the Kumbī (farming) caste and had been engaged in the business of Vānī (grocery retailers) for generations. Early on, he inherited the tradition of Jnāneśwar and others, and found the basis of his faith in bhakti (devotion) to the local god Viṭhobā. He spoke harshly of his dissatisfaction with the discrimination based on the caste system, and represented the position of the masses of low castes such as Vaisyas and Sudras, mainly in rural areas. …

From Namdeo

…He was from the Shimpī (tailor) caste and played an important role in spreading the Bhāgavata faith among the masses, leading the religious reform movement in medieval Maharashtra. He preached bhakti (devotion) to the local deity Viṭhobā through a method called sankīrtan, in which he chanted the name of the deity with melodies and sang abhang, a Marathi hymn to the deity. Together with his contemporary Jnāneśwar, he laid the foundations of the Vārkarī sect, the representative of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra. …

*Some of the glossaries that mention "Viṭhobā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その家族はクンビーkumbī(農耕)カーストに属し,代々ワーニー(穀物雑貨小売商)の仕事に携わっていた。早くからジュニャーネーシュワルらの伝統を受けて,地方神ビトーバーViṭhobāへのバクティ(信愛)にその信仰の根本を見いだしていた。 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。…

【ナームデーオ】より

…シンピーshimpī(裁縫師)・カースト出身でバーガバタ派信仰を大衆の間に広める役割を果たし,中世マハーラーシュトラにおける宗教改革運動の先端を切った。旋律をつけて神の名をとなえ,アバングというマラーティー語による神への賛歌を唱する〈サンキールタンsankīrtan〉という方法により地方神ビトーバーViṭhobāへのバクティ(信愛)を説く。同時代のジュニャーネーシュワルとともに,マハーラーシュトラのバクティ運動の代表たるワールカリー派Vārkarīの基礎を築いた。…

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