Kabir: 2 definitions

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Kabir means something in the history of ancient India, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Kabir has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kabira.

India history and geography

Source: Wikipedia: India History

Kabir (1398–1518 CE) was a well-known Indian mystic poet and saint. His verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, and Kabir Sagar of Dharamdas. [...] Born in the city of Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh, he is known for being critical of organized religions. [...] Kabir suggested that "truth" is with the person who is on the path of righteousness, considered everything, living and non living, as divine, and who is passively detached from the affairs of the world. To know the truth, suggested Kabir, drop the "I", or the ego. Kabir

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kabir in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a great mediaeval Hindi poet; a type of peculiar folk songs (sp. prevalent in U.P. and Bihar) abounding in obscene language..—kabir (कबीर) is alternatively transliterated as Kabīra.

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