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Highlight the spiritual ideas of Kabir that appealed to lower classes.
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Solution
- As a Muslim, Kabir came under the influence of Varanasi – based Saint Ramananda.
- He accepted some Hindu ideas and tried to reconcile Hinduism and Islam.
- He opposed discrimination on the basis of religion, caste and wealth.
- Kabir believed that God is one with different names and forms.
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