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Sikhism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3913 words) |
 | Guru Amar Das became the third Sikh guru in 1552 at the age of 73. |
| In 1581, Guru Arjan — youngest son of the fourth guru — became the Fifth Guru of the Sikhs. |
| The Guru Granth Sahib is the eleventh and final Guru of the Sikhs, is held in the highest regard by the Sikhs and is treated as the Eternal Guru, as instructed by Guru Gobind Singh. |
| Guru Nanak Dev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1076 words) |
| Guru Nanak Dev (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ) (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539), was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs. |
| Guru Nanak Dev was born at Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, a village located near the city of Lahore in present-day Pakistan. |
| Wherever he went, Guru Nanak Dev spoke out against empty religious rituals; pilgrimages; the caste system; the practise of Sati, wherein a widow immolates herself on their husband's funeral pyre; of depending on books to learn the true religion; and of all the other tenets that were to define his teachings. |
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