Question

The famous follower of Ramanand was............., Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

Answer: Kabir

Explanation:

The famous follower of Ramanand was Kabir.

Ramananda also referred as Swami Ramanand or  Saint Ramanand was born on 1400. He was a Vaishnava saint. He spent majority of his life in the city of Varanasi. He is believed to be the pioneer of the Bhakti movement.

His  had 12 disciples among which Kabir was the most famous one. His other disciples included Anantananda, Bhavananda, Bhagat Sain, Dhanna Bhagat, Nabha, Naraharyanda, Ranka, Pipa, Ravidas , Sukhanada, and Tulsidas (He was not the one who wrote Ramcharitmana).

Kabir lived between 1440-1510 CE and worked for the betterment of the society. He was a North Indian saint.  He believed in lived in equality in society.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The famous follower of Ramanand was KABIR.

Explanation:

• Kabir was a great saint and poet of the 15th century. The birth and death of Kabir are not clear.

• He had done many works for religious reforms, Caste system and tells about equality in society.

• Kabir is mainly believed to have become first disciple of bhakti poet-saint Ramananda in Varanasi. He uses vernacular Hindi.

• He believed that God is inside us. He was the first Indian saint who teaches both Hindu and Islam. He was also famous as “Sab Santan Sartaj”.