Ramananda (1400?-1470?) was a vaishnava sant, a Ramayat, a devotee of Lord Rama. He lived in Varanasi. Like other sant-poets of northern India, he communicated in vernacular Hindi, and accepted disciples of all castes. Kabir mentions him as his Guru.

Ramananda was a disciple of Raghavananda, an ascetic of the Sri Vaishnava order and was known for his downplaying the role of caste.

"Let no one ask a man's caste or with whom eats. If a man is devoted to Hari, he becomes Hari's own."

Ramananda's most famous disciples were Kabir, Ravidas and Dhanna Bhagat.

The Ramanandi Sampradaya consider Ramanada to be their founder.

See also

• Sant Mat

Ramananda

Sant Mat