India -- pt. 2: Foundations of Hinduism
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The Post Classical Period
Post classical teachers and sages continued to emphasize internal spirituality, metaphysics and the search for enlightenment. And this was also a period of flourishing in particular of a school of philosophy called vidanta which had existed for hundreds of years previously. This spurred on then furtherd the efflorescence of ashrams as a new kind of centre of spiritual teaching and learning. Also saw early beginnings of a movement called bacti, which is a spiritual worship movement. It advocates a sort of mystical union of the worshipper with a deity.
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