Guru Granth Sahib
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Guru Granth Sahib is the central holy scripture of Sikhism, revered as the eternal living Guru and containing the teachings of Sikh Gurus and various saints in poetic form.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guru Granth Sahib canonical | 80 |
| Adi Granth | 9 |
| Sri Guru Granth Sahib | 2 |
| Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 1 |
| Gurbani | 1 |
| Guru Granth Sahib is the primary Sikh scripture | 1 |
| Guru Granth Sahib tradition | 1 |
| Sikh scriptures | 1 |
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guru of the Sikhs
ⓘ
central religious scripture of Sikhism ⓘ holy scripture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guru Granth Sahib
ⓘ
surface form:
Adi Granth
SGGS ⓘ Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
|
| cityOfFirstInstallation | Amritsar ⓘ |
| closingRitual | sukhasan (ceremonial retirement) ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Guru Arjan ⓘ |
| contains |
shabads (hymns)
ⓘ
sloks (couplets) ⓘ vars (ballads) ⓘ |
| containsHymnsOf |
Bhagat Beni
ⓘ
Bhagat Bhatt poets ⓘ Bhagat Bhikan ⓘ Bhagat Dhanna ⓘ Baba Farid ⓘ
surface form:
Bhagat Farid
Bhagat Jaidev ⓘ Bhagat Kabir ⓘ Bhagat Mardana ⓘ Namdev ⓘ
surface form:
Bhagat Namdev
Bhagat Paramanand ⓘ Bhagat Pipa ⓘ Bhagat Ramanand ⓘ Bhagat Ravidas ⓘ Bhagat Sadhna ⓘ
surface form:
Bhagat Sadhana
Bhagat Sadhna ⓘ Bhagat Sain ⓘ Bhagat Satta and Balwand ⓘ Bhagat Surdas ⓘ Bhagat Trilochan ⓘ |
| containsLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Braj region ⓘ
surface form:
Braj
Persian ⓘ Prakrit forms ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Sant Bhasha ⓘ |
| containsTeachingsOf |
Guru Amar Das
ⓘ
Guru Angad ⓘ Guru Arjan ⓘ Guru Nanak ⓘ Guru Ram Das ⓘ Guru Tegh Bahadur ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
equality of all humans
ⓘ
honest living and sharing with others ⓘ importance of naam simran (meditation on God) ⓘ oneness of God ⓘ rejection of caste discrimination ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| coveredWith | rumala (decorative cloth) ⓘ |
| declarationOfGurushipYear | 1708 ⓘ |
| declaredEternalGuruBy | Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| emphasizes | inner devotion over ritualism ⓘ |
| fifthGuruOfSikhs | Guru Arjan ⓘ |
| finalFormGivenBy | Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| finalizationYear | 1705 ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional poetry
ⓘ
mystical poetry ⓘ |
| housedIn | gurdwaras ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sikh ethics
ⓘ
Sikh liturgy ⓘ Sikh music (Gurbani Kirtan) ⓘ |
| initialCompilationYear | 1604 ⓘ |
| language |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
|
| liturgicalUse |
ceremonies in gurdwaras
ⓘ
daily prayers of Sikhs ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | 1430 ⓘ |
| openingRitual | hukamnama (random reading) ⓘ |
| placedOn | palki (canopy throne) ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstInstallation |
Golden Temple, Amritsar
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Temple
Harmandir Sahib ⓘ |
| primaryScriptureFor | all Sikh sects ⓘ |
| rejects |
empty ritual practices
ⓘ
idol worship ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| reveredAs | eternal living Guru ⓘ |
| script | Gurmukhi ⓘ |
| structure | organized by musical measures (ragas) ⓘ |
| treatedAs | living Guru ⓘ |
Referenced by (96)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
subject surface form:
Bandi Chhor Divas
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
this entity surface form:
Gurbani
subject surface form:
Sikh Rehat Maryada