Sikh Gurus
The Sikh gurus were the first ten leaders of Sikhism , the only ones who held the title of guru ( Sanskrit , m., गुरु). The ten gurus of the Sikhs worked from 1469 to 1708.
The first was Guru Nanak , who before his death (1539) established the tradition that allowed the Guru to name his successor during his lifetime.
Gobind Singh , the tenth and last human guru, died in 1708 as a result of an assassination attempt. He had appointed the scripture Guru Granth Sahib (also known as the Ādi Granth = 'original book') as his successor and made it an eternal guru.
Ten gurus of Sikhism
| guru | Life |
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| Guru Nanak Dev | 1469-1539 |
| Guru Angad Dev | 1504-1552 |
| Guru Amar Das | 1479-1574 |
| Guru Ram Das | 1534-1581 |
| Guru Arjan Dev | 1563-1606 |
| Guru Har Gobind | 1595-1644 |
| Guru Har Rai | 1630-1661 |
| Guru Har Krishan | 1656-1664 |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur | 1621-1675 |
| Guru Gobind Singh | 1666-1708 |
Sikh Gurus
See also
- The time after the gurus (Sikhism)
References and footnotes
- ↑ Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. "Ten Gurus" ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
literature
- Kartar S. Duggal : Sikh Gurus: Their Lives and Teachings. Foreword by Sri Swami Rama. The Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of the USA, Honesdale, Pennsylvania 1989, ISBN 0-89389-106-1 .
- Niharranjan Ray : The Sikh Gurus and the Sikh Society: A Study in Social Analysis. 2nd Edition. Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi 1975, ISBN 81-215-0303-5 .
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