The movement developed under two different schools of thought.
Nirgunabhakthi
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- They believed in formless worship
- It was introduced by Adi Shankara
- Some of the other Bhakthi saints who preached this school of thought are- Kabir, Guru Nanak, Dadu Dayal etc
Sagunabhakthi
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- It believed in the worship of form.
- It believed that god is the biggest manifestation of everything perfect
- It included philosophers such as- Ramanuja, Nimbaraka, Madhva, Vallabha, Meera Bhai, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Tulsidas, Surdas etc