Guru Granth Sahib

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Guru of the Sikhs central religious scripture of Sikhism holy scripture

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.

Aliases (2)

Adi Granth ×2
Sri Guru Granth Sahib ×1

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Guru of the Sikhs → central religious scripture of Sikhism → holy scripture →
alsoKnownAs	Adi Granth → SGGS → 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 → Bhagat Farid → Bhagat Jaidev → Bhagat Kabir → Bhagat Mardana → Bhagat Namdev → Bhagat Paramanand → Bhagat Pipa → Bhagat Ramanand → Bhagat Ravidas → Bhagat Sadhana → Bhagat Sadhna → Bhagat Sain → Bhagat Satta and Balwand → Bhagat Surdas → Bhagat Trilochan →
containsLanguage	Arabic → 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 script →
liturgicalUse	ceremonies in gurdwaras → daily prayers of Sikhs →
numberOfPages	1430 →
openingRitual	hukamnama (random reading) →
placedOn	palki (canopy throne) →
placeOfFirstInstallation	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 (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Khalsa → Sikh people → Sikhism →	scripture
Guru Granth Sahib ("Adi Granth") → Guru Granth Sahib ("Sri Guru Granth Sahib") →	alsoKnownAs
Punjabi literature ("Adi Granth") → Punjabi literature →	hasNotableWork
Dasam Granth → Sarbloh Granth →	relatedWork
Gurdwara →	centralText
Amrit Sanchar →	coreText
Guru Gobind Singh →	declaredAsEternalGuru
Sikhism →	holyBook
Harmandir Sahib →	houses
Kartarpur Gurdwara reform movement →	inspiredBy
Sarbloh Granth →	oneOfPrimaryScripturesAlongWith
Harmandir Sahib →	primaryDeity
Golden Temple, Amritsar →	primaryScriptureHoused
Guru Gobind Singh →	successor
Namdev →	textsIncludedIn
Gurmukhi →	usedForScripture