Kabir was one of the most influential saints of his time and a poet He was brought up in a family of Muslim julahas or weavers settled near the city of Benares (Varanasi) His teachings: Kabir’s teachings were based on a complete rejection of the major religious traditions His teachings openly ridiculed all forms of external worship of both Brahmanical , Hinduism and Islam and the caste system He believed in a formless Supreme God and preached that the only path to salvation was through bhakti or devotion

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Kabir was one of the most influential saints of his time and a poet. He was brought up in a family of Muslim julahas or weavers settled near the city of Benares (Varanasi).

His teachings:

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

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