Bhagat Kabir

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Bhagat Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint whose devotional verses, emphasizing a formless God and critiquing religious orthodoxy, are revered in both Hindu and Sikh traditions.

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Kabir 4
Bhagat Kabir canonical 1
Sant Kabir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhagat
Indian poet
mystic poet
religious reformer
saint
associatedWith Kabir Panth communities
birthCentury 15th century
birthPlace Kashi
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
commemoratedBy Kabir Jayanti
countryOfCitizenship India
emphasized direct personal experience of the divine
inner devotion
remembrance of God’s name (Naam)
honorificTitle Bhagats
surface form: Bhagat

Bhagat Kabir self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sant Kabir
influenced North Indian devotional traditions
Sikh Gurus
later Bhakti poets
knownFor critiques of religious orthodoxy
devotional poetry
doha couplets
emphasis on a formless God
influence on Bhakti movement
language Hindi
Sant Bhasha
vernacular North Indian dialects
legacy bridging Hindu and Muslim devotional ideas
major figure in North Indian devotional literature
name Bhagat Kabir self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kabir
numberOfHymnsInGuruGranthSahib over 200
philosophicalView belief in a formless, attributeless God
critique of both Hindu and Muslim orthodoxy
critique of ritualism
monotheism
rejection of caste distinctions
religiousTradition Bhakti movement
Hinduism
Nirguna Bhakti
Sikhism
scriptureInclusion Guru Granth Sahib
teachingFocus equality of all humans before God
simplicity in living and worship
veneratedIn Hinduism
Kabir Panth
Sikhism
workType bhajans
dohe (couplets)

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Guru Granth Sahib containsHymnsOf Bhagat Kabir
Bhakti movement keyFigure Bhagat Kabir
this entity surface form: Kabir
Indian literature hasNotableAuthor Bhagat Kabir
this entity surface form: Kabir
Bhagat Kabir name Bhagat Kabir self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kabir
Bhagat Kabir honorificTitle Bhagat Kabir self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sant Kabir
Bhagat Ravidas contemporaryOf Bhagat Kabir
this entity surface form: Kabir