‘Shri Guru Ravidas Vishva Mahapeeth Rashtriya Adhiveshan’ held 

‘Shri Guru Ravidas Vishva Mahapeeth Rashtriya Adhiveshan’ held 

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – I – Culture

In news

• Indian President recently addressed ‘Shri Guru Ravidas Vishva Mahapeeth Rashtriya Adhiveshan’ in New Delhi.

Important value additions 

• He was a Dalit-poet saint. 
• He belonged to the Bhakti movement era. 
• He probably lived during the 14th to 16th century. 
• He belonged to a leather-working Chamar community. 
• The 41 hymns of Guru Ravidas have been included in the Guru Granth Sahib.
• The famous saint poetess, Mirabai was a disciple of Guru Ravidas.

His teachings

• Everybody is equal in all respects, irrespective of caste, color or a belief in any form of God; Emphasised on universal brotherhood and tolerance.
• God created man and not man created God;
• He abandoned saguna (with attributes, image) forms of supreme beings, and focussed on the nirguna (without attributes, abstract) form of supreme beings.