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Question: Saint Ravidas’ devotional songs are included in the ……………………..
A.Bhagavad Geeta
B.Guru Granth Sahib
C.Quran
D.Bible

Answer 1

Hint:During the 15th to 16th centuries CE, Ravidas was an Indian mystic poet-sant of the Bhakti movement. Venerated in the area of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and predominantly Punjab as a guru (teacher). He was a poet-saint, a mystic figure and social reformer.

Complete answer:
Ravidas' life facts are vague and disputed. Scholars say he was born in 1450 CE into a family that worked to manufacture leather goods from the skins of dead animals.

In the Sikh scriptures known as Guru Granth Sahib, the devotional songs of Ravidas were included. In Hinduism, the Panch Vani text of the Dadupanthi tradition also contains various poems by Ravidas. He taught the abolition of caste and gender social distinctions, and encouraged solidarity in the search of personal moral freedoms.

The Guru Granth Sahib:
The Guru Granth Sahib is Sikhism's fundamental holy scripture, believed by Sikhs to be the final, sovereign and eternal living Guru, adopting the lineage of the religion's ten human gurus. The fifth guru, Guru Arjan (1564–1606), compiled the Adi Granth, its first rendition. On 29 August 1604, its compilation was completed and first installed within Darbar Sahib in Amritsar on 1 September 1604.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: In medieval Hinduism, the Bhakti movement refers to the theistic devotional pattern that arose and later served as the de facto impetus for the formation of Sikhism. It emerged in South India in the eighth century (now Tamil Nadu and Kerala).