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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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. 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.
Guru Angad Taught that
salvation came from performing one’s worldly duties.
Opened Sikh schools
Guru Amar Das Wrote the Anand
Sahib, which is said at the end of every service of worship.
Guru Ram Das Spread Sikhism
by sending teachers all over India.
Developed the city of Amritsar, the centre of Sikhism.
Guru Arjan Dev Built the Golden
Temple at Amritsar, the most important building in Sikhism.
Collected hymns, creating the Adi Granth, the Sikh scriptures
Guru Hargobind Worked hard to
make sure that Sikhs could defend themselves in order to survive.
Guru Har Rai Spread Sikhism
widely into Northern India
Guru Har Krishan Died at age 8 of
smallpox, while caring for those who were sick.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Was Guru while
Sikhs were being persecuted, and was beheaded for refusing to change his religion.
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.