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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guru Granth Sahib Context triple: [Sikhism, scripture, Guru Granth Sahib]
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A.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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B.
Dasbodh
Dasbodh is a 17th-century Marathi spiritual and philosophical text by Samarth Ramdas that offers practical guidance on devotion, ethics, and everyday life.
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C.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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D.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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E.
Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guru Granth Sahib Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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B.
Dasbodh
Dasbodh is a 17th-century Marathi spiritual and philosophical text by Samarth Ramdas that offers practical guidance on devotion, ethics, and everyday life.
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C.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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D.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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E.
Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guru Granth Sahib Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (96)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guru Granth Sahib tradition
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Adi Granth
this entity surface form:
Sikh scriptures
subject surface form:
Nitnem
subject surface form:
Sarbloh Granth
this entity surface form:
Guru Granth Sahib is the primary Sikh scripture