With reference to Kabir a fifteenth century poet and mystic consider the following statements 1 Salv...........

Culture of India Religious beliefs and Practises

With reference to Kabir, a fifteenth century poet and mystic, consider the following statements.

1. Salvation cannot be attained by search for the knowledge, rather results from complete surrender of oneself.

2. Kabir was critical of social discrimination but maintained that caste system was useful for the division of labour in the society.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

He was a poet and weaver who also belonged to the Bhakti tradition. Kabir’s poetry spoke about his love for the Supreme Being free of ritual and priests.
Statement 1: In his view every person had the ability to reach the highest level of spiritual salvation and deep knowledge within themselves through their own experience.
Statement 2: It also expresses his sharp and pointed criticism of those he saw as powerful.Kabir attacked those who attempted to define individuals on the basis of their religious and caste identities.
His poetry brings out the powerful idea of the equality of all human beings and their labour.He writes about valuing the work of the ordinary potter, the weaver and the woman carrying the water pot – labour that in his poetry becomes the basis of understanding the entire universe.