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Bhakti-Sufi Traditions Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryBhakti-Sufi Traditions Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts3 Marks
Question
How has Guru Nanak Dev advocated nirguna form of bhakti ? Explain.
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Answer

Guru Nanak Dev
  1. He advocated nirguna bhkati.
  2. For him god or ‘rab’ had no gender or form.
  3. He rejected sacrifices , ritual baths , image worship, austerities and the scriptures of both Hindus and Muslims.
  4. He proposed simple way to connect to the divine by remembering and repeating the Divine Name.
  5. He expressed his ideas through ‘shabad’.
  6. He organized his followers into a community .
  7. He set up rules for congregational worship (sangat) involving collective recitation.

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