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  Encyclopedia: Guru
The assessment and criticism of gurus and the Guru-shishya tradition are espoused in the discourse about new religious movements by Western secular scholars, theologians, anti-cultists, and by skeptics both in the West and in India.
The guru is the one who guides his or her disciple to become a jivanmukta, liberated soul that achieves salvation in his or her lifetime through God-realization.
Guru Nanak, the first guru of Sikhism, was opposed to the caste system prevalent at his time in India and accepted Hindus, Muslims and people from other religions as disciples.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guru   (9730 words)

  
 The Sikhism Home Page: Guru Arjan Dev
Guru Arjan Dev was the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and Mata Bhani.
In 1579 Guru Arjan was eventually married to Ganga Devi daughter of Krishan Chand in 1579.
Guru Arjan Dev exclaimed; "My faith is for the people of all castes and all creeds from whichever direction they come and to whichever direction they bow." To help raise money for these monumental public works projects, the Guru declared that all Sikhs should donate 1/10th of their earnings to charity.
www.sikhs.org /guru5.htm   (2490 words)

  
 Guru Granth Sahib - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Illuminated Adi Granth folio with nisan (Mool Mantar) of Guru Gobind Singh.
The Granth was made a guru by the last of the living Sikh Masters, Guru Gobind Singh in 1708.
Guru Arjan dictating the Adi Granth to Bhai Gurdas.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib   (759 words)

  
 Guru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The guru is the one who guides his or her disciple to become jivanmukta, the liberated soul able to achieve salvation in his or her lifetime through God-realization.
Some gurus have been perceived by the media and by critical ex-followers to be abusing their status and to be either charlatans, self-deceived, businessmen pretending to be saints, cult leaders, or a combination of these.
Kapur Singh, Parasarprasna or The Baisakhi of Guru Gobind Singh (An Exposition of Sikhism), Jalandhar-1959
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 Guru Arjan Sahib Ji, Fifth Sikh Guru, 5th guru, Panjvi Patshahi, Guru Arjun Dev Jee, Sahib Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Guru Arjan Sahib, the youngest son of Guru Ramdas Sahib and Mata Bhani Ji was born at Goindwal Sahib on Vaisakh Vadi 7th, (19th Vaisakh) Samvat 1620 (April 15,1563).
During the period of Guru Arjan Sahib the Amritsar city became the central institution where all the Sikhs used to gather annually on Baisakhi and the Massands began to deposit the collected offerings from the different parts of India in Guru Sahib's treasury.
Guru Arjan Sahib was arrested and brought to Lahore where he was charge-sheeted and implicated in the false cases.
www.sgpc.net /gurus/guruarjandev.asp   (993 words)

  
 Guru Har Rai Ji   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The seventh Guru of the Sikh faith, was the son of Baba Gurditta and grandson of Guru Hargobind Nanak VI.
Guru Hargobind knew Har Rai to be the fittest to inherit the "light" from him.
Guru Har Rai was at Goindval when Dara Shukoh, heir apparent to the Mughal throne, entered the Punjab fleeing in front of the army of his brother, Aurangzib, after his defeat in the battle of Samugarh on 29 May 1658.
www.sikh.net /SIKHISM/GURUS/07Gfact.htm   (1498 words)

  
 The Tribune...Saturday Plus Head
For instance, Narang has failed to elaborate that an era of execution of Sikh Gurus began with the martyrdom of the fifth Guru, Arjan Dev.Thereafter,the eighth Guru, Teg Bahadur, was tortured to death in Delhi, followed by the execution of the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh at Sirhind.
Guru Arjan Dev appeared on the scene at a time when the Sikhs had asserted their individuality under the guidance of his predecessor, Guru Amar Das.
Guru Arjan Dev spread the message of peace and goodwill in the interior of Majha, the middle land which extends from the Ravi to the Beas and is the home of agriculturists.
www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jun19/saturday/head3.htm   (1313 words)

  
 Gateway to Sikhism : Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Guru Arjan was born in Goindwal, a small town in Amritsar district, on April 15, 1563.
Since it was not possible for the Guru to be present physically everywhere, the authority was delegated to the local missionaries to enrol new members of the Sikh Sangat by administering Charanamrit prepared by themselves in the prescribed manner.
Whereupon the Guru prophesied that since the brick was moved by the mason, the foundation of the temple would be laid again in the coming times.
www.allaboutsikhs.com /gurus/guruarjun.htm   (1703 words)

  
 Siri Guru Granth Sahib - The Living Guru of the Sikhs
The Guru Granth Sahib was first compiled by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 in the city of Amritsar.
Obviously, the idea of Guru Arjan Dev was to affirm the fundamental unity of all religions, and the unitary character of all mystic experience.
The Sikh philosophy as embodied in the Guru Granth Sahib is chiefly a philosophy of action, deed and consequence.
www.sikhnet.com /s/GuruGranthSahib   (1427 words)

  
 Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Guru Arjan was married to Ganga, daughter of Krishen Chand, a resident of Meo village near Phillor in Jullundhur district.
The Guru replied, "The welfare and happiness of monarchs depend on cherishing their subjects and doing justice." The Guru then stated that there was a severe famine in the land and cultivators required His Majesty's consideration.
Guru Arjan was made to sit on the red hot iron pan and burning sand was poured over his bare body.
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 Guru Arjan Dev ji
It was in the lifetime of Guru Arjun that his son, Hargobind, started learning to wield the sword and hunting.
Guru Arjan was moved at the 13 years old Prince and gave him help with money and shelter.
The Fifth and the Sixth Gurus had done nothing beyond the extension and development of the foundations laid and the organisation built by Guru Nanak.
www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/gurus/nanak5.html   (1603 words)

  
 Great Sikh martyrs
Guru's Sikhs wanted Guru to decline this offer and Guru obliged his Sikhs by declining to accept the marriage asking that "Daughter of such rich household was not fit for the house of a Saint "Dervesh" like me".
As the Guru was being persecuted thus Mian Mir, the Muslim sufi divine of Lahore, who had laid the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, came and begged the Guru to allow him to use his mystic power to undo those who were responsible for the Suffering inflicted upon him.
Emulating their Guru, they would readily give their lives for any cause dear to them, whether it was a fight with the bigoted Mughals for the protection of their faith, or with the British for the freedom of the country, or even Congress after Independence for the Puniabi-speaking State.
www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/martyrs/arjan.html   (1402 words)

  
 The Sikhism Home Page: Guru Ram Das
Guru Ram Das was born on September 24, 1534 to simple God-fearing parents, Hari Das and Anup Devi of Lahore.
Guru Ram Das now eagerly continued the building of the city of Ramdaspur (the abode of Ram Das) by digging of the second sacred pool as he had been instructed by Guru Amar Das.
Mahadev the Guru's middle son was a recluse and excused himself on the ground that he was not interested in the affairs of the world.
www.sikhs.org /guru4.htm   (1271 words)

  
 Sikh Great Guru's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
It was compiled by Guru Arjan and installed in the Golden Temple in the year 1604.
Guru Gobind Singh, therefore,  dictated the whole book once again to his devoted follower Mani Singh at Damdama in the year 1706.
Guru Granth Sahib is but one song, one idea and one life" The Granth was first translated into English by Dr. Trumpp in 1869 who translated 5,719 stanzas out of the total of 15,575.
www.ikonkar.com /sikhism/gurus/gurus.htm   (642 words)

  
 Sukhmani Sahib of Guru Arjan Dev/Sikhism way of Meditation
Guru Arjan Dev is the marvelous knower of the mindset of founder Guru - Nanak and Raags that are fundamental music tunes.
Guru Arjan Dev laid down the foundation of Hari Mandar which is now called Golden Temple Amritsar and completed the unfinished work of Sarovar (great water pond around) around it.
Holy Script ‘Sukhmani Sahib’ of Guru Arjan Dev is humble attempt in English by author to understand and translate the script in mode of concentration, after feeling inner sounds and drowning in sea of its hidden knowledge of core.
www.heavenlygardens.org /sukhmanee/index-sukh.html   (635 words)

  
 Guru Arjan Dev Ji - Conclusion
Immensity, depth and unlimited magnitude of Guru Arjan’s grace, compassion, mercy and sacrifice is yet to be befittingly acknowledged by ungrateful, materialistic and selfish human nature.
Amrit Bani of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is fully charged with the Nam Khumari of Guru Nanak, life essence of the prophets of love, total human, religious and linguistic harmony and integration.
And it is from the abyss of this humility that the House of Guru Nanak shines at the pinnacle of all spiritual glory.
www.srigurugranthsahib.org /guru-arjan/conclusion.htm   (681 words)

  
 Guru Arjan Dev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Punjabi: ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ) (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 1 September 1581 following in the footsteps of Guru Ram Das.
Before he died, he nominated Guru Hargobind, his son as the next Guru of the Sikhs.
The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Arjan's life:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guru_Arjan   (243 words)

  
 Descendants of Arjan Dev have original text- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
AMRITSAR: The original Guru Granth Sahib is in the possession of the Sodhi family of Kartarpur village and is placed at Gurdwara Thum Sahib.
The Sodhis are descendants of Guru Arjan Dev and Kartarpur was founded by him in 1598.
The Adi Granth, written by Guru Arjan Dev, is the original scripture, also known as Kartarpuri Bir, and was installed at the Golden Temple on September 1, 1604.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/831765.cms   (311 words)

  
 The Sikh Tradition - SHABAD HAZARE - Guru Arjan
Arjan stayed in Lahore after the wedding and grew to be much loved by his relations and the Sikhs there.
The Guru charged Prithia with lying in front of the whole congregation, and laid bare his disobedience to the Guru.
Arjan wrote the last verse saying, "It is my good fortune to have met the True Guru, and I have found the Immortal God in my own home.
www.sikhnet.com /sikhnet/register.nsf/p/Story5   (1098 words)

  
 The Fifth Guru - Guru Arjan Dev   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Arjan Dev was invested with the Guruship by his father Guru Ram Das in 1581.
Guru Arjan left Goindwal for Ramdaspur (Amritsar) to complete the work started there by his father and to get away from his jealous older brother Prithi Chand.
I have obtained all blessings from the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I am a sacrifice to the True Guru." Meanwhile Sulhi Khan upon hearing that both Guru Arjan Dev and his treasure were no longer in Amritsar put off his attack on the city.
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 Welcome to "Gateway to Sikhism "
Guru's mother was Mata Tripta and he had one older sister, Bibi Nanki.
Written, composed, and compiled by the Sikh Gurus themselves, the Guru Granth Sahib serves as the ultimate source of spiritual guidance for Sikhs.
While the Sikhs hold their Gurus in high reverence, they are not to be worshipped; Sikhs may only worship God....
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 Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
I know it may be a futile endeavour to catch a glimpse of ‘The Light of all Lights’, ‘The Wisdom of all Wisdoms’ and ‘The Truth of all Truths’ that is my most beloved Satguru, Guru Arjan.
This ‘Light of all Lights’ (Guru Arjan) enlightens the whole world and envelops the whole human race in its powerful rays of synthesis and harmony, love and amity.
It was in the Holy and Direct Presence of Baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj that I experienced the Grandeur and Bliss of the Eternal Glory of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, compiled by my most Beloved Satguru, Sri Guru Arjan Sahib.
www.srigurugranthsahib.org /guru-arjan   (278 words)

  
 Guru Granth Sahib Ji   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Siri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in 1604 A.D. Contributors
Siri Guru Amar Das Ji Siri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Siri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Siri Guru Angad Dev Ji Siri Guru Ram Das Ji Siri Guru Tegh Bahadur JI
The final shape to Guru Granth Sahib was given by Guru Gobind Singh at Damadama Sahib in Panjab during 1705-1706 A.D. Succession to Gurugaddi
www.sikh.net /SIKHISM/GURUS/FctsSGGS.htm   (260 words)

  
 Audio - Guru Arjan Sahib
A grand saakhi of two sikhs of Guru Arjan Sahib who left their village for Kar Seva at Taran Taran.
A Holy discourse on Martyrdom - a humble tribute to Guru Arjan's Immense Greatness.
A soul-stirring poetic description of the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Sahib
www.baisakhi1999.org /audio/g5.htm   (69 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Special day for Sikhs
Sikhs from all over the world are gathering in the holy city of Amritsar, northern India, to mark the 400th anniverary on Wednesday of the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, being placed in the Golden Temple.
It was on this day, exactly 400 years ago, that the Guru Granth Sahib - a textual compilation of the teachings of the Sikh Gurus - was brought to the Golden Temple by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev.
Amritsar has been spruced up and illuminated for the special anniversary.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/in_pictures/3614994.stm   (276 words)

  
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