Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

To describe the Ultimate Reality, Kabir used the terms - Alakh (unseen) and Nirakar (formless). This philosophy belongs to:-

Options:

Yogic Tradition

Tantric Tradition

Vedantic Tradition

Buddhist Tradition

Correct Answer:

Vedantic Tradition

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - Vedantic Tradition

To describe the Ultimate Reality, Kabir used the terms - Alakh (unseen) and Nirakar (formless). This philosophy belongs to Vedantic Tradition.

Kabir’s poems have survived in several languages and dialects; and some are composed in the special language of nirguna poets, the sant bhasha. Others, known as ulatbansi (upside-down sayings), are written in a form in which everyday meanings are inverted. Also striking is the range of traditions Kabir drew on to describe the Ultimate Reality. These include Islam: he described the Ultimate Reality as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir. He also used terms drawn from Vedantic traditions, alakh (the unseen), nirakar (formless), Brahman, Atman, etc. Other terms with mystical connotations such as shabda (sound) or shunya (emptiness) were drawn from yogic traditions.