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Kavir was the disciple of

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Guru Nanak
  2. Ramanuj
  3. Ramananda
  4. Shankaracharya

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Ramananda

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Ramananda šŸ“š Explanation: Saint Kabir, a prominent 15th-century mystic poet and social reformer of the Bhakti movement, was a dedicated disciple of the famous Vaishnavite saint Ramananda. Ramananda is celebrated for bringing the Bhakti ideology from South India to the northern plains. Under his guidance, Kabir developed his philosophy of universal love and rejected the rigid caste barriers of society. Kabir's teachings were compiled into his famous Bijak.