Damodardev
Damodardev | |
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Sri Sri Damordadeva Ata | |
| Born | January 1488 Nalaca, Nagaon |
| Died | 1598 (aged 109–110) Vaikunthapur Sattra |
| Occupation | Ekasarana preceptor |
| Language | Assamese, Sanskrit |
| Period | medieval period |
Damodardev (1488–1598) was a sixteenth-century Ekasarana preceptor from present-day Nagaon in the Indian state of Assam. Damodardev was a follower of Sankardev's Ekasarana Dharma order. He started his own order after the death of Sankardev that came to be called the Brahma sanghati, which admitted Brahmanical rituals and greater adherence to the caste system alongside the namadharma of Sankardev. He was succeeded by Bhattadeva.