Guru Nanak

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Guru Nanak was a 15th–16th century Indian spiritual teacher whose teachings on devotion to one God, equality, and social justice laid the foundations of Sikh religious and ethical thought.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian philosopher
Sikh Guru
founder of Sikhism
religious reformer
spiritual teacher
associatedConcept Ik Onkar
Kirat Karni
Naam Japna
Vand Chakna
coreTeaching devotion to one God
equality of all humans
honest work
rejection of caste discrimination
rejection of ritualism
remembering God’s name
sharing with others
social justice
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1469
dateOfDeath 1539
era 15th century
16th century
ethnicGroup Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
givenName Nanak
hasPlaceOfWorshipDedicatedTo Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur
Gurdwara Janam Asthan
honorificTitle Guru
influenced Guru Angad
Sikh ethics
Sikh religious thought
Sikh social institutions
later Sikh Gurus
languageOfWorkOrName Old Hindi
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Sant Bhasha
movement Bhakti movement
Sant tradition
notableWork Japji Sahib
hymns in Guru Granth Sahib
numberOfSuccessors 9
placeOfBirth Delhi Sultanate
Nankana Sahib
Punjab
surface form: Punjab region

Talwandi
placeOfDeath Kartarpur
Punjab
surface form: Punjab region
positionHeld First Sikh Guru
region Punjab
South Asia
religion Sikhism
successor Guru Angad
veneratedIn Nanakpanthi traditions
Sikhism

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Vaisakhi associatedWithGuru Guru Nanak
Guru Angad discipleOf Guru Nanak
Sikhism firstGuru Guru Nanak
Sikh people foundedBy Guru Nanak
Sikhism founder Guru Nanak
Guru Angad predecessor Guru Nanak
Guru Angad teacher Guru Nanak