Comparison of Haridasas with other dasa saints
Subject of Comparison |
Chaitanya |
Kabir |
Meera |
Alwars |
Shivacharanas |
Haridasas |
| Place |
Bengal |
Kashi |
Rajasthan |
Tamil Nadu |
Karnataka |
Karnataka |
| Sect (pantha) |
Devotee of Vishnu |
Followers of Hindu, Muslim and Soofi |
Devotee of Vishnu |
Devotee of Vishnu |
Devotee of Shiva |
Devotee of Vishnu |
| Belief in Incarnations |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No Question of Incarnation |
Yes |
| Importance of Chanting names |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Essential of Knowledge for Liberation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Goal of Devotee |
Nishkama (Absence of desire) Bhakti |
Uniting with God |
Uniting with God |
Uniting with God through devotional path |
Uniting with God |
Liberation |
| Caste and creed difference |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Five forms of worship (panchabhava) |
Yes |
No |
Only madhura, sakya and Dasya only |
Yes |
Only madhura and Dasya only |
Yes |
| Importance of Preceptor (guru/teacher) |
Yes |
Yes |
No mention, only Giridhara is Guru |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Liberation/Freedom to Jivas |
Swathanthra |
--- |
--- |
Aswathanthraru |
Aswathanthraru |
Aswathanthraru |
| Worshipping God as saguna or nI^rguna |
saguna |
nI^rguna |
nI^rguna |
saguna |
saguna-nI^rguna |
saguna |
| Belief in Vedas |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes (objective is to publicize) |
| Basic tenets/philosophy |
Advaita |
Advaita |
dvaitaadvaita |
visisttadvaita/advaita |
dvaitaadvaita |
dvaita |
