Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors

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Sacred poets and hymn contributors whose verses appear or whose lives shaped the devotional canon.

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  Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Nanak Dev Ji Founder of Sikhi; introduced One God (Ik Onkar) and Langar.
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  Guru Angad Dev Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Angad Dev Ji Standardized Gurmukhi script; established Mall Akhara for physical/spiritual fitness.
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  Guru Amar Das Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Amar Das Ji Established Manji system; institutionalized Langar and Anand Karaj.
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  Guru Ram Das Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Ram Das Ji Founded Amritsar; composed Lavan (Sikh wedding hymns).
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  Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Arjan Dev Ji Compiled the Adi Granth; built Harmandir Sahib; first Sikh martyr.
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  Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Introduced Miri-Piri (Temporal/Spiritual authority); built Akal Takht.
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  Guru Har Rai Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Har Rai Ji Promoted environmentalism and humanitarian medicine; maintained a peaceful army.
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  Guru Har Krishan Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Har Krishan Ji The child Guru; served Delhi during a smallpox epidemic.
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  Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Martyred defending religious freedom for all faiths; founded Anandpur Sahib.
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  Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Gobind Singh Ji Created the Khalsa (1699); vested eternal Guruship in the Guru Granth Sahib.
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  Guru Granth Sahib Ji Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Final and Living Guru
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  A Historical Evolution of the Gurudwara Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Gurudwara or Gurdwara is a holy place where Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is installed on the throne and where common people, without any distinction of community or caste congregate in order to pay obeisance to and recite t…
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  Bhagat Kabir Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Kabir (1398–1518) was a 15th-century mystic poet and social reformer whose verses are a foundational cornerstone of Sikhism. His teachings champion radical equality, monotheism, and direct devotion to God, deeply…
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  Sheikh Farid Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Sheikh Farid Ji (1173–1266) was a prominent 12th-century Sufi mystic of the Chishti order. His spiritual verses were enshrined in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, honoring his teachings on the universal b…
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  Bhagat Namdev Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Namdev Ji (1270–1350) was a revered saint of the Bhakti movement from Maharashtra. His profound spiritual contributions are central to Sikhism, as 61 of his hymns are enshrined in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the s…
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  Bhagat Ravidas Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Ravidas (also known as Guru Ravidas) was a prominent 15th-century mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement. His foundational teachings on universal brotherhood, the rejection of the caste system, and devotion to …
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  Bhai Mardana Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Guru Nanak Dev Ji Lifelong companion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji; played the Rabab.
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  Bhagat Trilochan Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Trilochan (1267–?) was a revered medieval Indian saint from Maharashtra whose spiritual compositions are enshrined in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. His contributions to Sikhism center on his profound Bani (hymns)…
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  Bhagat Dhanna Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Dhanna (1415–1475) was a 15th-century mystic poet and Bhakti saint from Rajasthan whose deep devotion and egalitarian hymns earned him a place in the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture of Sikhism. He contrib…
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  Bhagat Beni Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Beni was a medieval poet and saint whose spiritual hymns are enshrined in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. He contributed three Shabads (compositions) that reject rigid rituals, denounce outward religious hypocrisy, and…
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  Bhagat Jaidev Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Jaidev Ji (also spelled Jayadeva) was a celebrated 12th-century Sanskrit poet from Bengal and one of the 15 Bhagats (saint-mystics) whose writings are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.His inclusion in the centra…
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  Sheikh Bhikhan Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Bhikhan (c. 1480–1573) was a highly respected medieval Indian saint and mystic whose spiritual legacy is enshrined in the Guru Granth Sahib. A deeply learned scholar, he contributed two beautiful hymns that empha…
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  Bhagat Surdas Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Bhagat Surdas (1483–1573) was a revered medieval poet, saint, and musician of the Bhakti movement. His contribution to Sikhism is marked by his spiritual poetry, which is enshrined within the sacred pages of the Guru Gr…
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  Bhagat Parmanand Gurus and Bhagats, Bani Contributors Origins & Gurus Parmanand's hymn, which was incorporated in the Guru Granth Sahib (p. 1253) subscribes to this view. In this hymn, he disapproves of the ritualistic reading and hearing of the sacred books If that has not disposed to th…