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The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. He was succeeded by nine other human gurus until, in 1708, the Guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, which is now considered the living Guru by the followers of the Sikh faith. [3]
According to eyewitness Sikh chronicles, known as Bhatt Vahis, Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [25] Gurbilas Patashahi 6 written 1718 [26] attributed to Bhai Mani Singh says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [20] Meham Parkash written in 1776 also says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [20]
Using the Guru's teaching remembrance of nām (the divine Name of the Lord) [30] [31] leads to the end of egotism. Guru Nanak designated the word Guru ('teacher') [32] to mean the voice of "the spirit": the source of knowledge and the guide to salvation. [33] As ik onkar is universally immanent, Guru is indistinguishable from Akal and are one ...
It was composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. It begins with Mool Mantra and then follow 38 paudis (stanzas) and completed with a final Salok by Guru Angad at the end of this composition. The 38 stanzas are in different poetic meters. Japji Sahib is the first composition of Guru Nanak, and is considered the comprehensive essence of ...
"The Rise of the Honorable Guru Panth/Sikh Community"), [1] is a historical text about Sikh history in the 1700s by Rattan Singh Bhangu and was completed in the early 1810s. [ note 1 ] [ 2 ] The text's opening foundation briefly covers the lives of the ten Sikh Gurus, then traces the accomplishments of the Sikh community from 1708 to the ...
Guru Nanak (second from right) and Mardana (right most) visit Bhai Lalo (left). Painting from a Janamsakhi manuscript dated to around 1755-1770. Bhai Lalo was born in 1452 at the village of Saidpur presently known as Eminabad (modern day Pakistan).
Guru Nanak (right) conversing with Bebe Nanaki's husband, Jai Ram (left), painting from an 1830's Janamsakhi (life stories). In 1475 Nanaki married Jai Ram, a Palta Khatri [ 4 ] employed at a modikhana , a storehouse for revenues collected in non-cash form, in the service of the Delhi Sultanate 's Lahore governor Daulat Khan.
Sri Chand wrote a ten verse work titled Arta Sri Guru Nanak Dev, popularly known simply as Aarta, his most important writing, [citation needed] in praise of his father, Guru Nanak, and presented it to him after one of the Udasis (travels). [10] [11] This writing had a major influence on people of that time who did not know about Guru Nanak yet.