The Ten Gurus and the Religious Authority
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The ten gurus and religious authority
: A Guru is a spiritual guide, who has raised his
spirit to such a level where they can be one with God
Almighty. The word "Guru" is derived from the root words
"Gu", which means darkness or ignorance, and "Ru", which
means light or knowledge The Guru is the experience of Truth
(God).
Guru Nanak was the first guru of the Sikh religion.
He was a charsmatic religious and social reformer.
Guru Nanak was born on April 15, 1469, in Talwandi
in the district of Shekhupur, now in Pakisthan...
Guru Angad Dev ji was the second of the ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in the village of Sarae Naga in Muktsar District in Punjab on 31 March 1504....
Guru Amar Das was the third of the Ten Sikh Gurus.
He was born in the Village Basarke in District
Amritsar, Punjab, on May 5,1479. He was given the
title of Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552...
Guru Ram Das was the fourth of the Ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in the Chunni Mandi in Lahore now in Pakistan, on September 24, 1534. He was given the title of Sikh Guru on 30 August 1574...
Guru Arjan Dev was the first martyr and the fifth
of the Ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in the Govindval
Sahib, District Amritsar, Punjab, on April 15,1563
. He was given the title of Sikh Guru on 1581 CE
inheriting the title from his father...
Guru HarGobind was the sixth of the Ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in the Guru ki Vadali, District Amritsar, Punjab, on June 14, 1595. He was given the title of Sikh Guru on 25 May 1606, following in the footsteps of his father...
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Guru Har Rai was the seventh of the Ten Sikh Gurus.
He was born in Kiratpur, District Ropar, Punjab, on
February 26, 1630. He was given the title of Sikh
Guru on 8 March 1644 , following in the footsteps of
his grandfather...
Guru HarKrishan was the eighth of the Ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in Kiratpur, District Ropar, Punjab, on July 7, 1656. He was given the title of Sikh Guru on 7 October 1661, following in the footsteps of his father...
Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of the Ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in Guru ki Mahal in Amritsar, on April 1,1621. He was given the title of Sikh Guru on 16 April 1664. He is also also known as Hind-di-Chaadar (Protector of India)...
Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth or the last of the
Ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in Patna Sahib in State
of Bihar in India, on 22 December 1666. He succeeded
his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs
at the young age of nine...
Guru Granth Sahib (ਗੁਰੂ ਗਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is the central religious text of Sikhism. The Granth is considered the living embodiment of the Gurus, the "eleventh guru". It was compiled Sri Arjan Dev ji in year 1604 A.D...
Each one of the ten Gurus represents a divine attribute:
- Guru Nanak - Humility
- Guru Angad - Obedience
- Guru Amar Das - Equality
- Guru Ram Das - Service
- Guru Arjan - Self-Sacrifice
- Guru Hargobind - Justice
- Guru Har Rai - Mercy
- Guru Harkrishan - Purity
- uru Tegh Bahadur - Tranquility
- Guru Gobind Singh - Royal Courage
