what message does legend of death of Kabir try to convey us
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(i) He advocated nirguna bhakti.
(ii)He firmly repudiated and rejected the religious practices like sacrifices, ritual baths, idol worship and austerities.
(iii) He rejected the scriptures of both Hindus and Muslims.
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Kabir Das, the 15th century Sufi poet. would have been lost in the history books like many others had it not been for the place where he chose to die. The place, called “Magahar”’, about 240 km from Lucknow, was then considered to be cursed, something many people still believe.
The powerful “purohits” (the upper caste Brahmin priests) had declared then that any one who breathed his last in the region, would not get a place in the heavens and he would instead take re-birth as a donkey.
Kabir, who believed in breaking the myths and whose works tried to demolish the age-old superstitions and the caste system, originally belonged to “Kashi” (the old name of Varanasi), which was and is still considered to be a sacred land and it is believed that those who die there, get a place in heavens.
Even today, many Hindus hold a similar belief. In fact, thousands of old people, mainly widows, go to Varanasi and await death in the hope of attaining salvation.