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This person caused a woman to have a pitcher of water stuck on her head after she turned his friend into a sheep. A frequently quoted passage by this person proclaims “kings are born” from women and that “God alone is without” them. This person proclaimed that knowledge alone washes away “pollution” attributed to uncovered women in the laws of Manu. This person wrote two hymns contrasting ill-mannered and pious women titled Kuchajī and Suchajī respectively. The sorceress Noorshah was outwitted by this person on a visit to Kāmrūp with his companion Mardānā. This person’s love for his sister Bebe appears in several Janam·sākhīs. A religion founded (10[1])by this person (10[1])was (10[2])spread by all-women missionary (10[1])efforts in the pīṛhī system and encouraged women to adopt (-5[1])the surname (10[1]-5[1])Kaur. (10[4]-5[5])For (10[1])10 points, (10[1]-5[1])sati was opposed by what founder of Sikhism? (10[3])■END■ (10[6])

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