Consider the following statements: (UPSC- 2019)1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar.2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✓ Correct answer: d) Neither 1 nor 2
ExplanationAns: D Exp:Statement 1 is incorrect: Saint Nimbarka is believed to be the contemporary of Ramanuja (11th century) and lived much earlier than Akbar.He believed in total devotion to Krishna and Rama.The Mughal emperor Akbar lived from 1542 -1605. Nimbarkacharya also known as Nimbarka, Nimbaditya, or Niyamananda, was a Hindu philosopher, theologian, and the chief proponent of the theology of Dvaitadvaita (dvaita–Advaita) or dualistic– non-dualistic.He wrote Dashasloki and Vedanta.He was also a prominent astronomerStatement 2 is incorrect: Saint Kabir, a medieval Indian mystic poet and saint, lived in the 15th century, was a follower of Nirguna bhakti.While, Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was Islami Hanif, a scholar of Naqshbandi Silsilah lived in the seventeenth century, whose ideology is often contrasted with the liberal and non-sectarian views of Akbar, are amongst those most frequently discussed by scholars.
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