Nanak's devotional movement promoted the message that:
a. extensive sacrificial rituals are necessary for access to God.
b. conversion to Sikhism would ensure liberation from the cycle of reincarnation.
c. Sikhism was the only true religion in the world.
d. God's purposes could not be advanced by coercion or violence.
d. God's purposes could not be advanced by coercion or violence.
Analysis:
a,b & c. Incorrect. Around 1499 C.E., Guru Nanak (1469–1539) began teachings that many saw as a new sect within Hinduism.
d. Correct. Similar to most devotional mystical movements, Nanak's had a peaceful, even pacifistic message: God's purposes could not be advanced by coercion or violence.
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