Panthic Personalities · Origins & Gurus · Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Guru Ram Das Ji · Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji
Baba Buddha Ji
Met the Guru as a boy; he would go on to serve the first six Gurus and install the Adi Granth.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469–1539)
Met the Guru as a boy; he would go on to serve the first six Gurus and install the Adi Granth.
- Role
- Devoted Disciple
- Group
- Devotees & Successors
- Period
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469–1539)
Guru Ram Das Ji (1534–1581)
Appointed by the Guru to supervise the excavation of the Amritsar Sarovar, acting as the bridge of continuity from the first Guru's era.
- Role
- Chief Overseer
- Group
- Foundational Figures
- Period
- Guru Ram Das Ji (1534–1581)
Guru Arjan Dev Ji (1563–1606)
Appointed the first high priest of the Harmandir Sahib; he carried the Adi Granth on his head during its inaugural installation in 1604.
- Role
- First Granthi
- Group
- Foundational Pillars
- Period
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji (1563–1606)
Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (1595–1644)
Anointed the Guru and taught him the arts of horsemanship and weaponry, fulfilling the vision of the 'Saint-Soldier'.
- Role
- Spiritual Guide
- Group
- Key Companions & Warriors
- Period
- Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (1595–1644)