Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult?
- ANagarjunaCorrect
- BTukaram
- CTyagaraja
- DVallabhacharya
Explanation
Nagarjuna is the correct answer because he was a prominent Buddhist philosopher who lived around the second century CE. He is best known as the founder of the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism and for his concept of Sunyata or emptiness. He was not associated with the Bhakti movement.
On the other hand, Tukaram, Tyagaraja, and Vallabhacharya were all key figures in the Bhakti cult. Tukaram was a 17th century saint poet of the Varkari tradition in Maharashtra. Tyagaraja was a legendary 18th century composer and devotee of Lord Rama in the Carnatic music tradition. Vallabhacharya was a 15th century philosopher who founded the Pushti sect and propagated the worship of Lord Krishna.
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