Question

Who founded the Dadupanth sect?
A) Saint Kabir
B) Dabu Dayal
C) Saint Ravidas
D) Mirabai

Answer 1

Hint: Dadu Panthis are one of the Vaishnavite sampradaya's seven martial akharas. Vaishnavism adherents are also known as Bairagi or Vairagi. That Bairagi who joined the military akharas were organized into the seven akharas, the formation dates of which are unknown.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
A) Kabir Das was an Indian mystic poet and saint who lived in the fifteenth century. Kabir's legacy has been carried on through the Kabir Panth, a religious group that claims Kabir as its founder and belongs to the Sant Mat sects.

B) Dadu Dayal was a religious reformer and poet-saint from Gujarat, India. He spoke out against formality and priestcraft. Dadu Dayal founded the Dadu-Panth, which is a component of the Northern Indian Sant tradition. Its epicentre is at Naraina, Rajasthan, where its main temple is located.

C) Ravidas was a mystic poet-saint of Sri Hari and his incarnations such as Rama, Krishna such as Namdev, Meerabai, and the founder of the Ravidassia sect during the 15th and 16th centuries CE.

D) Meera, also known as Mirabai and revered as Sant Meerabai, was a Hindu mystic poet and Krishna devotee who lived in the sixteenth century. She is a well-known Bhakti saint, especially in the Hindu tradition of North India.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’ i.e, Dabu Dayal.

Note: Dadu Dayal was a man of faith. His numerous compositions aimed to bring Hinduism and Islam closer together. Dadupanth has been a critical source of early manuscripts containing songs by Dadu and other North Indian saints, and it is still active in Rajasthan.