sant

...He was a pioneer of the sant poets of Maharashtra in western India, and is said to have been the first to promote the idea of ​​bhakti (absolute devotion to God) in that region. He was born into a devout Brahmin family near Pune (Poona), but as a child he was not recognized as a Brahmin by orthodox scholars because his father had broken his sannyasi (ascetic) vows.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sant" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…西部インド，マハーラーシュトラの聖賢詩人(サントsant)の先駆者で，この地のバクティ(神への絶対帰依)思想を最初に鼓吹したといわれる。プネー(プーナ)近郊の敬虔なバラモンの家に生まれたが，父がサニャーシー(修行者)の誓いを破ったとして子どもの彼も正統派教学者からバラモンの地位を認められなかった。…

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