Bijak is a compilation of verses and hymns attributed to Kabir, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. The term "Bijak" translates to "Seedling" or "The Seed" in English, symbolizing the essence of Kabir's teachings. The text is central to the Kabir Panth, a spiritual movement that follows his philosophy.
The Bijak is written mostly in the Mirzapuri dialect of Old Awadhi.1 While Ahmed Shah tells it a dialect of Bhojpuri; Grierson confirms that it hasn't any typical Bhojpuri word and written in old form of Awadhi language.2 Also Mirzapuri is considered a dialect of Awadhi language.3
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References
- Ahmad Shah (1917). The Bijak Of Kabir.
- Vaudeville, Charlotte (1990). "Kabīr's Language and Languages, Hinduī as the Language of Non-Conformity". Indo-Iranian Journal. 33 (4): 259–266. ISSN 0019-7246.
- International encyclopedia of linguistics. Internet Archive. Oxford; New York : Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.
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- मूलबीजकटीकासहित, Khemraj Shrikrishnadas, 1995.
- The Bijak of Kabir, by Linda Hess (Translator), Shukdev Singh (Translator), Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
- Kabir Jivan Katha by Sant Vivekdas Acharya, Kabir Bhavan, Mandangir, Pushpa Bhavan, New Delhi-110062
- The Bijak of Kabir; translated into English