TULSĪDĀS, late medieval Indian poet whose plays and other works have had great influence on Hindu devotionalism, especially in communities that make Rāma the focus of worship. Despite his great popularity, or perhaps because of it,...

(sixteenth century, possibly 1543–1623) the seventh in succession as the leader and teacher of Rāmānanda’s bhakti movement. He was the author of a highly influential poetical work in Hindi based on the , called...

Gosvāmī Tulsīdās (1532-1623; Devanāgarī: तुलसीदास) was an Awadhi poet and philosopher. He was born in Rajapur, India in the present day Banda District, Uttar Pradesh, during the reign of Humayun. Tulsidas wrote twelve books and...

A Philip E. Lilienthal Book. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. xvi + 469 pages. Glossary of names, bibliography, index, illustrations. Hardcover US$48.00; ISBN 0-520-06690-1. The Ramacaritmanas is a sixteenth-century retelling of the Ramayana epic. It is perhaps the most influential religious...