Basis
Guru Ravidass was born on 15 January 1377 CE, (Indian calendar Sunday Sukhal Falgin Parvithta 1433) to the Kutvandla Shudra community. His birthplace was a locality known as Mandhuadhe in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India. The birthplace is now marked by the Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan (Begampura), and is a major place of pilgrimage for the followers of Guru Ravidass today. Ravidassia believe that Ravidass died in Benares at the age of 126.
The holy book Amritbani contains 240 teachings by Guru Ravidass, expressing such thoughts as:
My caste is low, my lineage is low, and mean is my birth. I have sought Rama's refuge, says Guru Ravidass Ji the cobbler.Read more about this topic: Ravidassia Religion
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