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The celebration of Guru Purnima is marked by spiritual activities and may include a ritualistic event, Guru puja, in honour of the guru or teacher. Gurus are believed by many to be the most necessary part of life. On this day, disciples offer puja or pay respect to their guru.
Shri Guru Charitra begins with the story of a character called Naamdharak, who is a personification of a common man, buried with mundane burdens. Naamdharak is troubled with the worldly pains and sets out in search of a Guru for some spiritual guidance. During his journey, he first sees a yogi in his dream.
Guru Har Rai was born to Ananti (also known as Nihal) and Baba Gurditta into a Sodhi Khatri household. His father died when he was 8 years old. At age 10, in 1640, Guru Har Rai was married to Mata Kishan Devi (sometimes also referred to as Sulakhni) the daughter of Daya Ram.
'Guru' means 'heavy' in Sanskrit (e.g., the 'guru'/'laghu' distinction between heavy and light syllables in Paninian grammar, cf. Ashtadhyayi 1.4.11). Even so, the Guru Gita text gives an alternative, folk etymology of the word Guru, in which the root gu stands for darkness, while the root ru stands for light. The term Guru is therefore ...
An inquiry whether Baba Hari Dass was a disciple of Neem Karoli Baba leads to a proposition that there was no long-lasting relationship of guru-disciple in the sense of guru-shishya (or chela), although that relationship extended over several years (1954–1968) and included selfless service, guru-seva or karma-yoga done by Baba Hari Dass. [85]
Waheguru (Punjabi: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, romanized: vāhigurū [note 1], pronunciation: [ʋaːɦɪɡuɾuː], literally meaning "Wow Guru", [1] figuratively translated to mean "Wonderful God" or "Wonderful Lord" [2] [3]) is a term used in Sikhism to refer to God as described in Guru Granth Sahib.
According to eyewitness Sikh chronicles, known as Bhatt Vahis, Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [24] Gurbilas Patashahi 6 written 1718 [25] attributed to Bhai Mani Singh says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [19] Meham Parkash written in 1776 also says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [19]
Guru is the spiritual preceptor in Jainism, and typically a role served by Jain ascetics. [8] [9] The guru is one of three fundamental tattva (categories), the other two being dharma (teachings) and deva . [96] The guru-tattva is what leads a lay person to the other two tattva. [96]