INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kabir was a disciple of
A
Ramananda
B
Ramanujana
C
Shakracharya
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kabir is widely believed to have become one of the many disciples of the Bhakti poet-saint Swami Ramananda in Varanasi, known for devotional Vaishnavism with a strong bent to monist Advaita philosophy teaching that God was inside every person, everything.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ramananda was a saint in the Bhakti movement who popularized the worship of Ram and Sita. Kabir is considered among the twelve of his popular disciples. Kabir is also a saint who was initially brought up in a Muslim family but later was influenced by Ramananda’s teachings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kabir was an Indian mystic poet and Bhakti saint who lived in the 15th century. He always advocated for Hindu-Muslim unity. He was widely believed to have become one of the disciples of Bhakti saint Ramananda. Kabir was strongly influenced by his teacher Ramananda in his teachings and thoughts.

Detailed explanation-4: -As Ramananda came to have his bath, he mistakingly stepped on Kabir and exclaimed “Rama, Rama”. Kabir immediately declared that he had received his Guru mantra and that Ramananda should accept him as his disciple. Setting aside orthodoxy, Ramananda accepted Kabir as his disciple.

Detailed explanation-5: -His disciples included-Kabir, Ravidas, Bhagat Pipa and others.

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