Bhagat Ravidas
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Bhagat Ravidas was a 15th–16th century North Indian saint, poet, and social reformer of the Bhakti movement, revered for his devotional hymns promoting spiritual equality and opposition to caste discrimination.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhagat Ravidas canonical | 2 |
| Ravidas | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti movement poet
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devotional poet ⓘ religious leader ⓘ saint ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocated |
abolition of untouchability
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dignity of labor ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Begampura ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Varanasi district
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surface form:
Varanasi region (traditional attribution)
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| casteBackground | leather-working community (Chamar) ⓘ |
| centuryActive |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ |
| commemoration | Ravidas Jayanti ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Guru Nanak
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Bhagat Kabir ⓘ
surface form:
Kabir
|
| coreTeaching |
God resides in every heart
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no one is high or low by birth ⓘ true religion is love and devotion to God ⓘ |
| described | Begampura as a city without sorrow ⓘ |
| devotionalStyle |
bhajan
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shabad ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bhakti movement in North India
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Dalit movements in India ⓘ Ravidassia community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
devotional hymns
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opposition to caste discrimination ⓘ promoting spiritual equality ⓘ |
| language |
Braj region
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surface form:
Braj
Hindi ⓘ |
| legacy | Ravidas temples and deras in India and abroad ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement ⓘ |
| name |
Bhagat Ravidas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ravidas
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| numberOfHymnsInGuruGranthSahib | 40 ⓘ |
| opposed | caste system ⓘ |
| philosophy |
equality of all human beings
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nirguna bhakti ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
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surface form:
North India
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| reveredAs | Guru by Ravidassia community ⓘ |
| scriptureInclusion | Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| socialStatus | Dalit ⓘ |
| taught |
devotion to a formless God
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inner purity over ritual purity ⓘ universal brotherhood ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Hindus
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Ravidassia community ⓘ Sikh people ⓘ
surface form:
Sikhs
|
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