Early Tamil Bhakti flourished by persecuting Jains and Buddhists

Evidence

The progenitors of the Bhakti movement, the Alvars (sixth to ninth centuries) and Nayanmars (twelfth century) of the Tamil country, were fiercely monotheistic in their expression of love for Vishnu and Siva or their forms, and this happened at the expense and persecution of Jains and Buddhists (see Monius 2011). — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1029

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Christians expected Muslims to ally with them in asserting monotheism against Buddhists; Sinhalese Buddhist historiographical tradition itself supports ethnic political violence — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 49
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Christians expected Muslims to ally with them in asserting monotheism against Buddhists; Sinhalese Buddhist historiographical tradition itself supports ethnic political violence — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 49

Broader Connections

• Sinhalese Buddhist historiographical tradition itself supports ethnic political violence #complicates (0.75) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 49