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The Guru Granth Sahib also says that Bhagat Namdev and Bhagat Kabir, who were both believed to be Hindus, both attained salvation though they were born before Sikhism took root and were clearly not Sikhs. This highlights and reinforces the Guru's saying that " peoples of other faiths " can join with God as true and also at the same time signify that Sikhism is not the exclusive path for liberation.
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Guru and Granth
The fifth Nanak, Guru Arjun Dev Sacrificed his life to uphold 22 Carats of pure truth, the greatest gift to humanity, the Guru Granth.
The main holy scriptures of the Sikhs is called the Guru Granth Sahib.
The Sikhs treat this Granth ( holy book ) as a living Guru.
The Gurus are considered " the divine light " and they conveyed Gurbani ( the word of God ) in the form of the Guru Granth Sahib to the world.
In 1708, Guru Gobind Singh vested spiritual authority in the Guru Granth Sahib ( the Sikh scriptures ) as the eternal Guru and hence Sikh Dharma acknowledges the end of human Guruship.
The Guru Granth Sahib lays down the foundation of this " righteous path " and various salient points are found.
The first recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib called the Japji Sahib says the following: " The path of the faithful shall never be blocked.
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On the day of the cremation, the body is taken to the Gurdwara or home where hymns ( Shabads ) from the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Scriptures are recited by the congregation, which induce feeling of consolation and courage.
The ceremony in which the Sidharan Paath is begun after the cremation ceremony, may be held when convenient, wherever the Guru Granth Sahib is present:
Hymns are sung from the scripture of the Guru Granth.
A hukam, or random verse, is read from the Guru Granth.
In Sikhism women are equal to men, see the verse from the Sikh scripture the Guru Granth Sahib
The whole of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's 1430 pages are written in this script.
Gurmukhi is the ecclesiastical script of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the eternal Guru of the Sikhs.
The 10 Sikh Gurus adopted the Proto-Gurmukhi script to write the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious scriptures of the Sikhs.
The usage of Gurmukhi letters in Guru Granth Sahib meant that the script developed its own orthographical rules.
This is the Gurbani's ( Sri Guru Granth Sahib ) law of karma.
The opening verse of the Guru Granth Sahib, known as the Mul Mantra, signifies this:
It is often said that the 1430 pages of the Guru Granth Sahib are all expansions on the Mul Mantra.
The following quotation from the Guru Granth Sahib highlights this point:
Guru and Sahib
However there is a strong case for arguing that the Guru Granth Sahib teaches monism due to its non-dualistic tendencies:
Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, visited Mecca in December 1518.
The Sikh gurus have described God in numerous ways in their hymns included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhism, but the oneness of the deity is consistently emphasized throughout.
God is described in the Mool Mantar, the first passage in the Guru Granth Sahib, and the basic formula of the faith is:
Guru and also
The Guru responded, " Then you should also give them ointment to heal their wounds.
The brothers also have an official Animal-Vehicle Biologist and Wildlife Guru named Kieran Lindsey.
" Jahangir ordered his execution, but it is unlikely that he also ordered Guru Arjun to be tortured and converted, for two reasons ; one, because we have no other examples from Jahangir's generally tolerant reign to support the idea that he forced people to convert to Islam, and two, because Jahangir makes no note of Guru Arjun's torture, yet cheerfully describes the torture of two other rebels, as well as Guru Arjun's execution.
The Guru and The 40-Year-Old Virgin also feature Indian-style song-and-dance sequences ; the Bollywood musical Lagaan ( 2001 ) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ; two other Bollywood films Devdas ( 2002 ) and Rang De Basanti ( 2006 ) were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film ; and Danny Boyle's Academy Award winning Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ) also features a Bollywood-style song-and-dance number during the film's end credits.
An example of Sikhism's commitment to tolerance is the fact that the foundation stone of one of the most prominent shrines of the Sikhs — Darbar Sahib, Amritsar also known as the Golden Temple — was laid, not by the many eminent Sikh leaders or the 4th Sikh Guru Ramdas, who was the leader of the Sikhs at that time, but by a Sufi Muslim by the name of Sain Mian Mir.
The Five Ks, or panj kakaar / kakke, are five articles of faith that all baptized Sikhs ( also called Khalsa Sikhs ) are typically obliged to wear at all times, as commanded by the tenth Sikh Guru, who so ordered on the day of Baisakhi Amrit Sanskar in 1699.
The Sarangi was also encouraged by Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji.
Passages from the Guru Granth Sahib ( the holy book of Sikhs, also known as the Adi Granth ) say that it is " foolish " to argue for the superiority of animal life, because though all life is related, only human life carries more importance: " Only fools argue whether to eat meat or not.
Its most essential element also known as Shurk is the presence of the Guru.
Guru also means " Teacher "-referring to the role that Brhaspati, the God of the planet Jupiter, has as teacher of all the gods.
The library is also circumambulated by devotees as a mark of worship by the devout as it enshrines holy books and images of Bhutan's famous people such as the Zhabdrung, Namgyal, Pema Linga and Guru Rinpoche.
Tsechus are a series of dances performed by monks and also trained dance troupes to honour the deeds of Padmasambahva alias Guru Rinpoche.
Many tantric texts qualify the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha thus: " The Guru is Buddha, the Guru is Dharma, the Guru is also Sangha " to reflect their importance for the disciple.
He is also known as Ganapati ( leader of the group planets ), and Guru ( teacher ), the god of wisdom and eloquence, to whom various works are ascribed, such as the Barhaspatya sutras.
It is also known as Guru, Cura and Devaguru.
Guru Granth Sahib also believes in existence of Matsya Avatar and called him as King of his times born of Supreme Command.
Guru Granth Sahib also believes in existence of Barah and called him as King of his times born of Supreme Command.
The honorific can also be applied to objects and concepts that are widely respected, such as the Sikh religious text, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
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