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Kabir

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kabir , 1440-1518, Indian mystic and poet. A Muslim by birth, he was a weaver in Benares (Varanasi) and early in life may have become the disciple of the famous Hindu saint Ramananda. Kabir opposed caste practices, ritual, image-worship, and all forms of religious sectarianism; he taught the brotherhood of Hindu and Muslim under one God. Because of his anti-institutional ideas he was subject to persecution and banished from Benares c.1495. Thereafter he traveled from one N Indian city to another and died at Maghar near Gorakhpur. His songs in Hindi show the fusion of Muslim and Hindu devotional... Read more
Kabir

Kabir (1440–1518) Indian mystic and poet, who preached the unity of all religions. There is uncertainty about his origins, but it is believed that he was adopted by a Muslim weaver after being abandoned by his Brahmin Hindu mother. His borrowings from both Hinduism... Read more

Kabir
Kabir Kabir (c. 1440 – c. 1518), thought to be active in India during the first...perhaps more encrusted with legend than that of any other religious figure. Kabir was probably not literate. The sparse information about his life and work... Read more

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