Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Which tradition has been preserved by Kabirtpanth in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh?

Options:

Kabir Granthavali

Adi Granth Sahib

Kabir Bijak

Guru Granth Sahib

Correct Answer:

Kabir Bijak

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Kabir Bijak

Verses ascribed to Kabir have been compiled in three distinct but overlapping traditions. The Kabir Bijak is preserved by the Kabirpanth (the path or sect of Kabir) in Varanasi and elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh; the Kabir Granthavali is associated with the Dadupanth in Rajasthan, and many of his compositions are found in the Adi Granth Sahib. All these manuscript compilations were made long after the death of Kabir. By the nineteenth century, anthologies of verses attributed to him circulated in print in regions as far apart as Bengal, Gujarat and Maharashtra.