Saint example sentences

These saint-poets rejected all forms of ritualism, outward display of piety and social differences based on birth.As the famous Gujarati saint Narsi Mehta said, “They are aishnavas who understand the pain of others.Mirabai became a disciple of Ravidas, a saint from a caste considered “untouchable”.This tradition also included saints like Dadu Dayal, Ravidas and Mirabai.A unique feature of most of the saints is that their works were composed in regional languages and could be sung.Between the tenth and twelfth centuries the Chola and Pandya kings built elaborate temples around many of the shrines visited by the saint-poets, strengthening the links between the bhakti tradition and temple worship.They discussed spiritual matters, sought the blessings of the saints in solving their worldly problems, or simply attended the music and dance sessions.Such people, especially craftspersons, peasants, traders and labourers, thronged to listen to these new saints and spread their ideas.Like the saint-poets, the Sufis too composed poems expressing their feelings, and a rich literature in prose, including anecdotes and fables, developed around them.From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries Maharashtra saw a great number of saint-poets, whose songs in simple Marathi continue to inspire people.Kabir, who probably lived in the fifteenth-sixteenth centuries, was one of the most influential saints.The tomb or dargah of a Sufi saint became a place of pilgrimage to which thousands of people of all faiths thronged.From the heavens above, Christ, saints and angels gaze upon the scene.Thus the songs as we have them today are as much a creation of the saints as of generations of people who sang them.The seventh to ninth centuries saw the emergence of new religious movements, led by the Nayanars (saints devoted to Shiva) and Alvars (saints devoted to ishnu) who came from all castes including those considered “untouchable” like the Pulaiyar and the Panars.