Ravidas
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Ravidas or Raidas was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a guru (spiritual teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, he was a poet, social reformer and spiritual figure.
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- Hindu leader.name
- Ravidas
- Hindu leader.image
- Bhagat Ravidas at work as a shoemaker. Folio from a series featuring Bhakti saints. Master of the first generation after Manaku and Nainsukh of Guler, Pahari region, ca.1800–1810.jpg
- Hindu leader.alias
- Raidas, Rohidas, Ruhi Dass, Robidas, Bhagat Ravidas, Guru Ravidas
- Hindu leader.influences
- Ramananda, Advaita Vedanta, Ramanandi Sampradaya, Vaishnavism, Sufism
- Hindu leader.influenced
- Meera Bai, Rani Jhala, Raja Pipa, Raja Sikandar Lodhi, Guru Nanak, Raja Bahadur Shah, Rani Ratan Kunwar, Raja Naagar Mall, Pandit Shardha Ram, Raja Chandar Partap, Bibi Bhanmati, Pandit Ganga Ram, Ram Lal, Raja Bain Singh, Rana Sanga, Raja Chandrahans, Kabir, Bhagat Trilochan, Guru Sadhna Sehan
- Hindu leader.known_for
- Venerated as a Guru and having hymns included in the Guru Granth Sahib, central figure of the Ravidassia
- Hindu leader.caption
- Ravidas at work as a shoemaker. Folio from a series featuring Bhakti saints. Master of the first generation after Manaku and Nainsukh of Guler, Pahari region, c. 1800–1810
- Hindu leader.birth_place
- Banaras, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Hindu leader.death_place
- Banaras, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Hindu leader.spouse
- Lona Devi
- Hindu leader.children
- 1
- Hindu leader.occupation
- Poet, leather craftsman, satguru (spiritual teacher)
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- date of birth
- 1450-00-00
- date of death
- 1520-00-00
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18 sectionsContents
- Dates
- Regional variation in names
- Biography
- Literary works
- Ravidas literature on symbolism
- Philosophy
- Monistic Brahman or Anthropomorphic God
- One man: two divergent claims on his views and philosophy
- Legacy
- Ravidassia
- Places of worship
- Politics
- Ravidas and Meera Bai
- Gallery
- Art and films
- See also
- References
- External links
Ravidas or Raidas was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a guru (spiritual teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, he was a poet, social reformer and spiritual figure.
The life details of Ravidas are uncertain and contested. Some scholars believe he was born in 1433 CE. He taught removal of social divisions of caste and gender, and promoted unity in the pursuit of personal spiritual freedom.