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I don't know what the answer is as I have heard many kathavachaks say this and that but they contradict themselves. If anyone has the answer try and back it up with a shabad.
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Evolving trends in pre-nineteenth century Sikh Historiography. The primary sphere of reverence, in Sikh academia, is the Adi Guru Granth Sahib Ji with second and tertiary accompaniments being the Dasam Granth and the compositions of Bhai Nand Lal. The latter are noteworthy in many respects. They establish a timeless connection between the reader and writer across several milieus, yet offer only tantalizing glimpses into the lives of the Gurus.' Fluidly focusing upon the Gurus' message, the aforementioned texts lack a cohesive narrative detailing who they where. To ameliorate just such a situation the Sikhs, as a whole, had to parent several distinct genres of literature…
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Hi guys, after ardas. Why do they say the next part that goes: "agiya bhai akal ki, tabi chalaiyo panth..." and where is this from? Also, is it "tabbay" or "tabi"? I always heard tabi but I recently got into sikhi a few months ago and in a kirtan hymn on YouTube, they say "tabbay" so I am confused on the pronunciation. I will put the link below:
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Please can you advice! Sehaj Path is done. I'm waiting to go to the Gurdwara and do Bhog there as someone suggested I should do Bhog in the Gurdwara Sahib. Shall I carry on doing Parkash/sukhasan?
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https://sikhsiyasat.net/tag/prof-puran-singh/
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https://jodhsingh.medium.com/the-manipulation-of-gurbani-and-the-sikh-gurus-for-gender-politics-77225b1c9cb7 As Bhai Prahlad puts it, the 11th and eternal Sikh Guru is of a non-human form; the dual-form of the Guru Granth Sahib as well as the Khalsa. However, to relegate this legacy to a 1:1 comparisons of a specific human attribute (in this case, gender) to then claim that the human Gurus were “subservient to that attribute” is a misnomer. As mentioned above, Sikh literature doesn’t ambiguate as regards to the gender of the physical form the Gurus took upon this Earth; in fact, Juptej implicitly acknowledges this with the translation “the Baba (respecte…
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I have been reading some of books about Sikhi recently and I was wondering if W.H McLeod is a good author and which of his books shall I read?
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What are missionaries? are they sant samajis? are they freelance and independent parchariks not affiliated with any puratan sampardayi/panthic organzation? are there any good missionaries? I have mostly heard bad stuff about these guys and they are usually a negative connotation. was singh sabha missionary? was bapu teja singh bhausaria the first missionary or so (was he one)? are most missionaries basically shankadharis and faithless folks like baljeet dehli, harjinder uk, neki (more of a commentator), dhadhrI? waheguru jio
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I recently stumbled across this translation me and Bhagat Singh (the artist) worked on a good few years ago. It's from Giani Gian Singh's Twarikh Guru Khalsa. Niddar Singh put a smaller extract of this out, which brought it to the wider sangat's attention - including me (and no, I have no connection to him before anyone asks). The translation is rough as heck and me and Bhagat didn't agree on bits, so I take the responsibility of any flaws. I'll give page references to the original work later, and I hope to write up a little commentary on it some time and maybe even translate a few more paragraphs. Giani Gian Singh's (1822-1921) work is very important in my op…
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can someone explain if suraj parkash is right or wrong? why is it reliable if it was written in 1843, which was way after guru jis time. I follow taksal maryada and i havent quite understood why the taksal has chosen to do suraj parkash parchar.
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How do I pronounce that symbol, what sound is it? Under the word klchray, under the L and Cha.
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WaheguruJiKaKhalsaWaheguruJiKiFateh daas was just wondering what Manglacharan is and what it means; and when does one read it? daas remembers searching on the internet on how to do take a hukamnama from Guru Granth Sahib ji Maharaaj and upon doing so, daas found the www.BCSikhYouth.ca site and it said that Baba Harnam Singh Ji Kherasahib wale said the proper way to take hukamnama was to either read manglacharan (Which would bring a more "accurate" hukamnama) or by reading Mool Mantr. Could sangat please enlighten daas on what Manglacharan means and what is "considered" to be Manglacharan. Thank you - daas WaheguruJiKaKhalsaWaheguruJiKiFateh
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A great book in English giving counterpoints to arguments made by Hindus - http://discoversikhism.com/sikh_library/english/sikhs_we_are_not_hindus.html Also if anyone wants to share any other arguments made by others we can give counterpoints if needed.
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Check this nonsense below................... SUKHMANI, SIKHI AND FRAUDULENT BABAS:Ritualizing or Spiritualizing? By Karminder Singh Ph.D (Boston) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source: http://sikhbulletin.com/Bulletins/Si...SepOct2013.pdf This article has two objectives: to bring about genuine appreciation of Sukhmani Sahib within the Sikh reader’s mind; and secondly to help remove the plethora of dera-concocted myths and tales that have succeeded in turning Sukhmani recital into a ritual. After Japji and Rehras, the Sukhmani is believed to be the most widely recited banee. Why then is there a need to bring about appreciation of banee that is already widely…
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wjkk wjkf could any1 please provide some quotes from Sri Guru Dasam Granth Sahib Ji about keeping tyar partyar and keeping shastars on you. and just generaly about satkar of shastars. but mainly i need quotes wer maharaj says about keeping shastars on you and staying tyar partyar and also any quotes from sri sarbloh granth sahib
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By dallysingh101 · Posted
Good sources: European: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sicques-Tigers-Thieves-Eyewitness-1606-1809/dp/1403962014/ref=sr_1_2?crid=MNBKUMJ01FCX&keywords=siques+tigers+and+thieves&qid=1684585079&sprefix=siques+tigers+and+thieves%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-2 Not read this one, and can't find any reviews: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kings-Lahore-Empire-Through-French/dp/1911271091 Persian (free ebook): https://www.vidhia.com/Historical%2C Political%2C Philosophical and Informational/Sikh_History_From_Persian_Sources_-_JS_Grewal_Irfan_Habib.pdf Sikh (free downloads): I think (for me), one of the best sources on puratan Sikhs in Gurmukhi is Rattan SIngh Bhangu's Panth Prakash, you can get english translations here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/54832175/Vol-1-SRI-GUR-PANTH-PRAKASH-by-Rattan-Singh-Bhangoo-Trans-Kulwant-Singh https://www.scribd.com/doc/149671030/Vol-2-SRI-GUR-PANTH-PRAKASH-by-Rattan-Singh-Bhangu-VOLUME-2-English-trans-by-Kulwant-Singh -
Anyone know where I can find historical chronicles on puraatan sikhs? Anything that the British or any other outsiders have written on puraatan sikhs, would be nice to read. -
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It's not that difficult, get yourself a learn Gurmukhi book
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