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  Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji, Dasvi Patshahi, Tenth Guru Of Sikh Faith, who was guru gobind singh?, Sahib Siri Guru ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Guru Gobind Singh appeared before the assembly dramatically on that day with a naked sword in hand and, to quote Koer Singh, Gurbilas Patshahi 10, spoke: "Is there present a true Sikh who would offer his head to the Guru as a sacrifice?" The words numbed the audience who looked on in awed silence.
Guru Gobind Singh despatched for the help of the eldest claimant, the liberal Prince Muazzam, a token contingent of Sikhs which took part in the battle of Jajau (8 June 1707), decisively won by the Prince who ascended the throne with the title of Bahadur Shah.
Guru Gobind Siligh gave Banda Singh five arrows from his own quiver and an escort, including five of his chosen Sikhs, and directed him to go to the Punjab and carry on the campaign against the tyranny of the provincial overlords.
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  Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Guru Gobind Singh (1666 - 1708) was installed as the Tenth Guru at the age of nine, soon after the martyrdom of his father.
Guru Gobind Singh has four-fold achievement to his credit: (a) the crushing blow dealt to the Mughal power, (b) the creation of the Khalsa Panth, (c) the production of creative and martial literature, (d) the installation of the Adi Granth as the Guru Granth Sahib and the perpetual Guru for the Sikhs.
Guru Gobind Singh exposed the evil deeds of the emperor in a poetic letter to Aurangazeb, entitled Zafarnama.
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 Historical Tour --> 10th Guru ( Guru Gobind Singh Ji )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Guru Gobind Singh Ji succeeded Guru Teg Bahadur Ji at the tender age of nine.
The Guru began stirring the contents of the bowl with his Double-Edged sword by reciting the holy composition of Japji Sahib of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Jaap Sahib, Amrit Swaiyas and Chaupai, and Anand Sahib of Guru Amar Das Ji and thus prepared the Amrit (Nectar) for the Five Sikhs.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji ordained the Sikhs in 1708 to recognize Guru Granth Sahib as the Manifest Guru.
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 Guru Gobind Singh Summary
Gobind Singh (originally Gobind Rāi) is known as the paradigm of the chivalrous, proud, martial, and loyal religious ideal to which members of the Sikh Khālsā, "the community of pure ones," aspire.
Gobind Singh was born at Patna (in the Indian state of Bihar) on December 26, 1666, the only child of Tegh Bahādur and his wife Gujari.
Guru Gobind Singh lost his father, mother and all four sons to a religious war being waged by emperor Aurangzeb, the last of the six grand Mughals.
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 Gateway to Sikhism: Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom symbolized in itself the resistance to the tyranny of Muslim rule in favor of a new society.
The Guru's army was swelling day by day and he was now set for the construction of a big beating drum which was deemed necessary to enthuse his army and without which he considered his equipment was incomplete.
The Guru and his men went for hunting the same day and when they reached near Bilaspur, the capital of Kahlur, the drum was beaten and it sounded like a thunder to the hillmen who became apprehensive of some danger.
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 Guru Gobind Singh Ji And Hindu Hill Rajas
Guru Gobind Singh was the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs.
Guru Gobind Singh disguised himself and escaped to Machhiwara, near Ludhiana to fight against the Mughals.
Guru Gobind Singh is revered as the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs.
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 Guru Gobind Singh
The 10th Guru was born on 22nd December 1666 to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji and Mata Gujari at Patna (Bihar).
Guru ji was aware that the dark forces of the time were in the hands of the Mughal emperor and the Indian society could not provide any resistance as it was caught up in the clutches of ancient social mores and restrictions.
The Anandpur court of Guru Gobind Singh was frequented by well-known scholars, poets and translators from the whole of India.
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 MantraOnNet.com: Home Page of Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Angad, Guru Amardas, Guru Ramdas, Guru Arjun Dev, Guru Har Gobind, Guru Har Rai, Guru Har Kishan, Guru Tej Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh were the successors to Guru Nanak.
Guru Arjun, the fifth Guru and the son of Gum Ramdas, compiled the sacred book of the Sikhs' theGranth Sahib-the Bible and the Gita of the Sikhs-and installed it in the Golden Temple at Arnritsar.
Guru Gobind Singh said that the whole Khalsa nation would be her children.
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 Sikhisms
Guru Gobind Singh the master and creator of Singh (Khalsa was born December 22 1666 A.D, at Patna now the capital of province of Bihar in India.
He was made Guru at the age of nine, after his father was assassinated under the pressure of Mughals Empire to convert Hindus to the Islamic faith.
Guru thought about the conditions of the time, he faced future dangers against the cruel rule of the Mughals.
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 Sikh Gurus
Gobind Rai was escorted to Anandpur (then known as Chakk Nanaki)on the foothills of the Sivaliks where he reached in March 1672 and where his early education included reading and writing of Punjabi, Braj, Sanskrit and Persian.
Guru Tegh Bahadur soon aftenwards proceeded to the imperial capital, Delhi, and courted death on 11 November 1675.
Gurb Gobind Singh appeared before the assembly dramatically on that day with a naked sword in hand and, to quote Kuir Singh, Gurbilas Patshahz 10, spoke: "Is there present a true Sikh who would offer his head to the Guru as a sacrifice?" The words numbed the audience who looked on in awed silence.
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 Guru Gobind Singh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guru Gobind Singh (also sometimes transliterated as 'Govind'), played a monumental part in the development of the Sikh faith.His 5 K's and taking up arms against the Mughal's created a warrior clan that was visibly different and helped evolve Sikhism to a religion from a clan.
Guru Gobind Singh's two elder sons, Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh died fighting Mughal troops at Chamkaur Sahib.
Guru Gobind Singh went to Nanded in Maharashtra to discuss with Bahadur Shah.
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 Panthic Weekly: Guru Gobind Singh Ji : by Prof. Puran Singh
The special feature of Puran Singh’s articulation is that it is a free intermix of the conceptual and emotional, distinguished from the cerebral hermeneutic of the West.
Guru Gobind Singh emerges from the dimension in which an unusual integrity of the antahkaran (mind, soul, conscience, heart,and understanding) begins to envision everything in real and symbolic terms, simultaneously.
I have often said that Guru Gobind Singh created a spiritual Japan in the Punjab out of His spirit and he can be sympathetically understood only by the Bushido spirit of Japan as informed of Buddhism.
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 Guru Gobind Singh
Gobind Rai was escorted to Anandpur (then known as Chakk Nanaki) he the foothills of the Sivaliks where he reached in March 1672 and where his early education included reading and writing of Punjabi, Braj, Sanskrit and Persian.
Gurb Gobind Singh appeared before the assembly dramatically on that day with a naked sword in hand and, to quote Kuir Singh, Gurbilas Patshahz 10, spoke: "Is there present a true Sikh who would offer his head to the Gura as a sacrifice?" The words numbed the audience who looked on in awed silence.
Guru Gobind Siligh gave Banda Si*gh five arrows from his own quiver and an escort, including five of his chosen Sikhs, and directed him to go to the Punjab and carry on the campaign against the tyranny of the provincial overlords.
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 Guru Gobind Singh - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.
Guru Gobind Singh moulded the Sikh Religion into its present form today with the formation of the Khalsa and finished the Guru Granth Sahib which some will say was his greatest act.
Guru Tegh Bahadur advised the brahmans to return to their village and tell the authorities that they would accept Islam if Guru Tegh Bahadur could first be persuaded to do so.
Guru Gobind Singh was the Tenth Sikh Master, son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, grandson of Guru Hargobind, great-grandson of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru.
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 Guru Gobind Singh - The Man*   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In this context, it is significant that although Guru Gobind Singh dictated the final version of the Guru Granth Sahib, he did not include any of his own compositions exhorting people to rise in arms in the sacred text.
Guru Gobind Singh was able to raise his fight against Mughals into a struggle of the down-trodden against oppression of the rich, into a demand for justice against tyranny of wrong-doers, in short, into a crusade, a veritable dharma yudha against the powers of evil.
The last request their leader, Mahan Singh, made to the Guru, was to have the deed of renunciation torn up before he closed his eyes for ever.
www.sikhreview.org /february2003/moral2.htm   (1785 words)

  
 Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Nanak (Sikh Guru), was born at Patna Sahib on December 22, 1666, (Poh Sudi Saptmi).
According to the Nanakshahi Calendar, the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib falls annually on January 5.
In the midst of this political situation, Guru Gobind Singh gained great stature as both Saint and soldier: a leader of firm spiritual principles and intense devotion to God, and at the same time, fearless dedication to protecting all people from oppression and injustice through the practice of Kshatradharma.
www.sanatan.org /en/festivals/sikh/gurugobindbirthday.htm   (373 words)

  
 Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara (Bradford) About the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the 10th and the last human Guru of the Sikhs.
In 1708, Guru Gobind Singh Ji passed the Guruship to the Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
The Guru Granth Sahib Ji is the 11th Guru of the Sikhs and serves as the source of spiritual and moral guidance.
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 Guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Sikh Guru
Guru Gobind Singh (born 22 December 1666, Guru from 11 November 1675 to October 1708).
Gobind Rai, as he was originally called, succeeded his father, who had been executed in Delhi, to the gaddi in 1675.
Thus Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the Sikh Gurus.
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 GURU GOBIND SINGH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) was installed as the Tenth Guru at the age of nine, soon after the martyrdom of his father.
Guru Gobind Singh exposed the evil deeds of the emperor in a poetic letter to Aurangzeb, entitled Zafarnama.
Guru Gobind Singh abolished the order of massands-missionaries because of their misdeeds.
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 Guru Gobind Singh ji - 3 Wives?
Whereas Guru Gobind Singh is recognized as the spiritual father of the Khalsa, Mata Sahib Kaur is recognized as the spiritual mother of the Khalsa.
As Guru Gobind Singh is the spiritual father but not hte physical father of the khalsa, Mata Sahib Kaur is the spiritual mother of the Khalsa but not the physical wife of the Guru Gobind Singh.
The Guru said, "She will be the mother of a great son who will live forever and be known all over the world." The people understood the hidden meaning of his statement only after the Guru associated Mata Sahib Kaur with preparing Amrit by bringing Patasas.
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 Guru Nanak's Birthday, Gurpurabs, Guru Gobind Singh Birthday, Sikh Festival Gurpurab, Festival Of Sikhs, Gurpurabs Of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This is led by the Panj Piyaras (Five beloved ones) and the Palki (Palanquin) of Shri Guru Granth Sahib and followed by groups of kirtani Jatha, Various School bands and students, emenent Citizans, Gatka Parties (displaying mock-battle with the traditional weapons), and devotees singing hymns from Guru Granth Sahib in chorus.
Guru Nanak Sahib (the First Nanak, the founder of Sikhism) was born on 15th April, 1469 at Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present distrect of Shekhupura (Pakistan), now Nanakana Sahib.
Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, the tenth Nanak was born at Patna Sahib on 22nd December 1666, (Poh Sudi Saptmi).
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 Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh (born 22 December 1666, Guru from 11 November 1675 to October 1708).
Gobind Rai, as he was originally called, succeeded his father, who had been executed in Delhi, to the gaddi in 1675.
Thus Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the Sikh Gurus.
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 Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji - Sikh Community and Youth Service (SCYS)
Gobind Rai at the age of 9 years was instated as the tenth Guru King.
Guru Ji began to build on the principles of selfdefence and armed opposition to injustice already laid down by his grandfather Sri Guru Hargobind Ji, and began organising mock battles for training his followers in strategy of war.
Guru Ji’s achievements were remarkable for such a short life span: Creation of the Khalsa brotherhood through the ceremony of Amrit Sanchar.The vesting of secular sovereignty in the Khalsa panth and their authority to pass resolutions (Gurmatta) binding to all Sikhs.
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 Gobind Sadan: The Prophet Guru Gobind Singh
His father, Guru Teg Bahadur, had sacrificed his own head to protect freedom of religion for Hindus, who were being threatened with conversion or death by zealous Muslim rulers.
In the midst of this political situation, Guru Gobind Singh gained great stature as both saint and soldier: a leader of firm spiritual principles and intense devotion to God, and at the same time, fearless dedication to protecting all people from oppression and injustice.
Guru Gobind Singh is greatly revered at Gobind Sadan, for he is one of the two figures who began appearing in vision to Baba Virsa Singh when he was a boy and who continues to guide and bless his work.
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