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  2. Sri Chand - Wikipedia

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    Sri Chand (8 September 1494 – 13 January 1629; Gurmukhi: ਸ੍ਰੀ ਚੰਦ), also referred to as Baba Sri Chandra or Bhagwan Sri Chandra, was the founder of the Udasi sect of ascetic Sadhus. [6]

  3. Udasi - Wikipedia

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    Udasi and Udasin is derived from the Sanskrit word Udāsīn, which means one who is indifferent to or disregardful of worldly attachments, a stoic, or a mendicant. [9] [1] The word Udasi is derived from the Sanskrit word udasin, [10] meaning 'detached, journey', reflecting an approach to spiritual and temporal life, [5] or from udas ('detachment'), signifying indifference to or renunciation of ...

  4. Sects of Sikhism - Wikipedia

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    Jagiasi, also known as Jagiasu or Jijnasu (from the Sanskrit word jijñāsā meaning "desire to know"), was a sister-sect to the Udasis, with the differences being that whilst the Udasi trace their origin to Sri Chand, Guru Nanak's eldest son, the Jagiasu claim to have been founded by Lakhmi Das, the younger son of Guru Nanak.

  5. Sri Chand Darbar - Wikipedia

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    Sri Chand, son of Guru Nanak, seated reading scriptures to devotees in a forest hermitage. Sri Chand travelled to Sindh in the second half of the 16th century during the reign of the Tarkhan dynasty and lighted dhuni at Faqir Jo Goth. [2] At that time, Thatta was under the rule of Mirza Baqi Baig, Tarkhan ruler of Sindh (1554–1591), who was infamous for his oppressive and tyrannical reign.

  6. List of Sikhs - Wikipedia

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    Bhai Mardana (1459–1534) was Guru Nanak Dev's companion on all of his Udasis (travels) and he played kirtan. Bebe Nanaki (1464–1518) is known as the first Sikh. She was the elder sister of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder and first Guru (teacher) of Sikhism. Bebe Nanaki was the first to realize her brother's spiritual eminence.

  7. Guru Ram Das - Wikipedia

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    He was the first of Guru Nanak's successors to rekindle ties with Sri Chand, Nanak's son, after a long period of strained relations between mainstream Sikhs and the Udasis. [10] Sri Chand paid Guru Ram Das a visit in Amritsar, where he was lavishly received by the Guru on the outskirts of the city. [10]

  8. Lakhmi Das - Wikipedia

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    Lakhmi Das (12 February 1497 – 9 April 1555 [note 1]), also known as Lakhmi Chand, was the younger son of Guru Nanak and Mata Sulakhni and founder of the Jagiasi sect of Sikhism. [ 2 ] Biography

  9. Sikh culture - Wikipedia

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    The Sikhs are adherents to Sikhism, the fifth largest organized religion in the world, with around 25 million adherents. [1] Sikh History is around 500 years and in that time the Sikhs have developed unique expressions of art and culture which are influenced by their faith and synthesize traditions from many other cultures depending on the locality of the adherents of the religion.