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10 Historical gurus of sikhism

10 Historical gurus of sikhism. What is a Sikh ? The word Sikh means someone who learns. What is a Guru? The word Guru means teacher. Guru Nanak. Born in Punjab area of India in 1469. Raised a Hindu, but learned a lot about Islam.

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10 Historical gurus of sikhism

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  1. 10 Historical gurus of sikhism

  2. What is a Sikh? The word Sikh means someone who learns. What is a Guru? The word Guru means teacher.

  3. Guru Nanak • Born in Punjab area of India in 1469. • Raised a Hindu, but learned a lot about Islam. • At age 30, he went to bathe in the river and disappeared for three days. He said he had been taken to God. • When he returned he spent his remaining years preaching that what really mattered was knowing God and living in a right way.

  4. Guru Angad • Taught that salvation came from performing one’s worldly duties. • Opened Sikh schools

  5. Guru Amar Das • Wrote the Anand Sahib, which is said at the end of every service of worship.

  6. Guru Ram Das • Spread Sikhism by sending teachers all over India. • Developed the city of Amritsar, the centre of Sikhism.

  7. Guru Arjan Dev • Built the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the most important building in Sikhism. • Collected hymns, creating the AdiGranth, the Sikh scriptures

  8. Guru Hargobind • Worked hard to make sure that Sikhs could defend themselves in order to survive.

  9. Guru HarRai • Spread Sikhism widely into Northern India

  10. Guru HarKrishan • Died at age 8 of smallpox, while caring for those who were sick.

  11. Guru TeghBahadur • Was Guru while Sikhs were being persecuted, and was beheaded for refusing to change his religion.

  12. Guru Gobind Singh • Began the Khalsa, a community of devout Sikhs. • Said there would be no more human Gurus, and instead the holy book would be the future Guru, called the Guru Granth Sahib.

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