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In truth, the history of all attempts at reformation in India has been most discouraging. IN TRUTH THE HISTORY OF ALL ATTEMPTS AT REFORMATION IN INDIA HAS BEEN MOST DISCOURAGING
 their female followers, and this as a part of worship! The disgust excited was so great and general that it was believed the influence of the sect was at an end; but this hope unhappily has not been realized. [Sidenote: Reforms attempted. Kabir. Nanak. Failure of all reforms.] Reformers have arisen from time to time in India; men who saw the deplorable corruption of religion, and strove to restore it to what they considered purity. Next to Buddha we may mention Kabir, to whom are ascribed many verses still popular. Probably the doctrine of the unity of God, as maintained by the Mohammedans, had impressed him. He opposed idolatry, caste, and Brahmanical assumption. Yet his monotheism was a kind of pantheism. His date may be the beginning of the fifteenth century. Nanak followed and founded the religion of the Sikhs. His sacred book, the _Granth_, is mainly pantheistic; it dwells earnestly on devotion, especially devotion to the _guru_. The Sikhs now seem slowly relapsing into idolatry.  BOMBAY WHICH REVEALED THE PRACTICE OF THE MOST SHAMEFUL LICENTIOUSNESS BY THE RELIGIOUS TEACHERS AND THEIR FEMALE FOLLOWERS AND THIS AS A PART OF WORSHIP THE DISGUST EXCITED WAS SO GREAT AND GENERAL THAT IT WAS BELIEVED THE INFLUENCE OF THE SECT WAS AT AN END BUT THIS HOPE UNHAPPILY HAS NOT BEEN REALIZED REFORMERS HAVE ARISEN FROM TIME TO TIME IN INDIA MEN WHO SAW THE DEPLORABLE CORRUPTION OF RELIGION AND STROVE TO RESTORE IT TO WHAT THEY CONSIDERED PURITY NEXT TO BUDDHA WE MAY MENTION CABILLE TO WHOM ARE ASCRIBED MANY VERSES STILL POPULAR PROBABLY THE DOCTRINE OF THE UNITY OF GOD AS MAINTAINED BY THE MOMADANES HAD IMPRESSED HIM HE OPPOSED IDOLATRY CASTE AN BRAHMANICAL ASSUMPTION YET HIS MONOTHEISM WAS A KIND OF PANTHEISM HIS DATE MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY NONE FOLLOWED AND FOUNDED THE RELIGION OF THE SIXTH HIS SACRED BOOK THE GRAND IS MAINLY PANTHEISTIC IT DWELLS EARNESTLY ON DEVOTION ESPECIALLY DEVOTION TO THE GURRU THE SIX NOW SEEM SLOWLY RELAPSING INTO IDOLATRY
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