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What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express these?

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The major ideas expressed by Kabir were: 

  • Kabir's teachings were based on a complete, indeed vehement, rejection of the major religious traditions. 
  • His teachings openly ridiculed all forms of external worship of both Brahmanical Hinduism and Islam, the pre-eminence of the priestly classes and the caste system. 
  • Kabir believed in a formless Supreme God and preached that the only path to salvation was through bhakti or devotion. 

Kabir expressed his ideas using the language of his poetry, which was a form of spoken Hindi widely understood by common people. He also wrote verses called sakhis and dohas which are still popular among people today.



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