Long answer type questions
1. What were the major beliefs and practices of the sufis?
2. What were the teachings of Baba Guru Nanak?
3. Throw light on the teachings of table and Mirabai.
4. Describe the beliefs and practices of Nathanthis, Siddhas and Yogis.
Answers
Answer:
1 -They emphasized love and devotion to one God and rejected outward religiosity by inspiring people to be compassionate towards all fellow human beings and respect the creations of God. They rejected idol worship and used considerably simplified rituals of worship into collective prayers ( jamaat).
2 -The most famous teachings attributed to Guru Nanak are that there is only one God, and that all human beings can have direct access to God with no need of rituals or priests. His most radical social teachings denounced the caste system and taught that everyone is equal, regardless of caste or gender.
3 - sorry nhi pata
4 - Nathpanthis, Siddhas, and Yogis advocated renunciation (altruism), and trained that the way to salvation was through reflection on the shapeless Ultimate Reality and the unity of the human spirit with it.
Answer:
1 They emphasized love and devotion to one God and rejected outward religiosity by inspiring people to be compassionate towards all fellow human beings and respect the creations of God. They rejected idol worship and used considerably simplified rituals of worship into collective prayers ( jamaat).
2 The most famous teachings attributed to Guru Nanak are that there is only one God, and that all human beings can have direct access to God with no need of rituals or priests. His most radical social teachings denounced the caste system and taught that everyone is equal, regardless of caste or gender.
3 →Kabir believed that god is one and formless(nirguna) even though different religious groups give Him different names and forms. like the Sufi,he preached that god could be reached in many ways. →Kabir condemned discrimination on the basis of religion,caste and wealth. they also rejected meaningless rituals.
4 Nathpanthis, Siddhas, and Yogis advocated renunciation (altruism), and trained that the way to salvation was through reflection on the shapeless Ultimate Reality and the unity of the human spirit with it.