| Temples & Legends Of Assam |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE SATRAS - III |
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| The Satras are like mediaeval monasteries or maths. They were
originally established at places away from the humdrum of life; and Sankaradeva set
up the first Satra near his ancestral village at
Bardowa. Later on Satras grew up at all places
where Sankaradeva stayed during his movements from Bardowa to Barpeta. But more
Satras came into existence when differences of opinion arose amongst the followers
after Sankaradeva's death, particularly between his Brahman and Sudra followers. The first Brahman seceders who established independent Satras were Damodaradeva and Harideva. Later on the Brahman preachers founded four important Satras in Upper Assam, namely Garamur, Kuruabahi, Auniati andDakhinpat.
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