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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]
Gurdwara Janam Asthan (Punjabi (), Urdu: گردوارہ جنم استھان; Punjabi (): ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਨਮ ਅਸਥਾਨ), also referred to as Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, is a highly revered gurdwara that is situated at the site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, was born.
The janamsakhis present accounts of the life of Guru Nanak and his early companions, with varying degrees of supernatural elements among them, typical for hagiographic biographies; more important was his message of equality before God, regardless of social classifications, also emphasizing friendships with those of other religions and the welfare of women. [6]
The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. [2] The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
[4]: 2 According to Bhai Mani Singh, the first Var of the work is the only genuine and attestable janamsakhi tradition covering the life of Guru Nanak. [1] Bhai Mani Singh would author a janamsakhi rendition, known as the Gyan-ratnavali or Bhai Mani Singh Janam Sakhi , based upon the first var of Varan Bhai Gurdas.
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 ...
Guru Nanak - (1469 - 1539) Guru Angad - 16th century; Guru Amar Das - 15th - 16th century; Guru Ram Das - 16th century; Shah Hussain - 16th century; Guru Arjun - 16th - 17th cen; Sultan Bahu (1628–1691) Bulleh Shah (1680–1757) Guru Tegh Bahadur - 17th century; Guru Gobind Singh - 17th century; Waris Shah - (1722–1798) Ali Haider Multani ...
Janamsakhi painting Mehta Kalu holding baby Nanak. Mehta Kalu , formally Kalyan Das, (1440–1522) was the father of Guru Nanak , the founder of Sikhism . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]