Ramananda

14th century poet-saint from India JagadguruSwamiRamanandaAcharyaIllustration depicting Ramananda, c. 1715Personal lifeBorn30 December, ~1300-1380 CElPrayagraj, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)Dieduncertain date, ~1400-1475 CEBanaras, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)Known for Founder of Bairagi Ramanandi Sampradaya Guru of Major Poet-saints A Pioneer of Bhakti movement in north India Social Reformer Religious lifeReligionHinduismPhilosophyVishishtadvaitaSectRamanandi SampradayaReligious careerTeacherRaghavananda Disciples 2 poetess-sants and 10 poet-sants including Kabir, Ravidas, Pipa, Dhanna, and Surasurananda Influenced by Ramanuja Influenced Tulsidas, Nabha Dass, Krishnadas Payahari, Kilhadev Part of a series onHindu philosophy Orthodox Samkhya Yoga Nyaya Vaisheshika Mīmāṃsā Vedanta Heterodox Charvaka Ājīvika Buddhism Jainism Ajñana Sub-schools Smartist Advaita Vaishnavite Bhedabheda Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Shuddhadvaita Achintya Bheda Abheda Svabhavika Bhedabheda Mahanubhava Ekasarana Dharma Akshar Purushottam Darshan Shaivite Shaiva Siddhanta Pratyabhijna Panchartika Pramanavada Shakti Vishishtadvaita Shiva Bhedabeda Shiva