Dharma

Among the communities of the Dharmic religions, devotional movements spread across northern and eastern India from the fifteenth century. In Bengal, Chaitanya, who lived from 1486 to 1534, inspired a tradition centered on devotion to Krishna.

In Punjab, Guru Nanak, who lived from 1469 to 1539, founded Sikhism. The Sikh scripture later included hymns by Nanak and other Sikh gurus alongside those of devotional poets such as Kabir and Namdev. The movement also influenced devotional practices among Jains.