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Bhagat Trilochan
Trilochan was a celebrated medieval Indian saint and one of devotee whose hymns are present in Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs.Mahankosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, ਤ੍ਰਿਲੋਚਨ: ਇੱਕ ਭਗਤ, ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ. ਇਹ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਵੈਸ਼੍ਯ ਜਾਤਿ ਦਾ ਬਾਰਸੀ (ਜਿਲਾ ਸ਼ੋਲਾਪੁਰ) ਦਾ ਵਸਨੀਕ ਸੀ. ਇਸ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਸੰਮਤ ੧੩੨੫ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਇਆ ਸੀ Life history As per Mahankosh, He was born on 1269 in a Vaishya family and was dweller of Barsi ( Solapur District, Maharashtra). Most of scholars accepted his birth in the mid-13th century. Poetry Trilochan and Adi Granth There are four shabads by Bhagat Tirlochan in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. In these he has condemned superficial rituals and pretentious renunciation and stressed the holiness of the heart. The following hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikh Art
Sikh art, also known as the Sikh School, is the artwork created by or associated with Sikhs and Sikhism. Sikh artwork exists in many forms, such as miniature, oil, and watercolour paintings, murals, and wood carvings. The first Sikh artists were influenced by the Pahari and Mughal schools, however the ushering in of European influences during the colonial-age would transform Sikh art by adopting Western methods and tastes for artwork. Terminology and categories In 19th century Punjab, there were two main types of artists: musawirs and naqqashas. They worked independently of one another and focued on different spheres, with their styles, materials, and techniques differing from one another. Musawirs The ''Musawirs'' were painters who drew animated objects. Some artists who specialized in this field were Kishan Singh and Chajju, Imam Bakhsh, and Mohammad Bakhsh. The musawir artists relied on their own memory to reproduce an artistic depiction of someone. One method they used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagat Sadhana
Bhagat Sadhna, also called Sadhna Qasai, was a north Indian poet, saint, mystic and one of the devotees whose hymn was incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib. Venerated in the region of Punjab, among Sikhs and Ravidassias, his devotional hymn is widely quoted by most preachers. His one hymn is present in Adi Granth Sahib, in Raga Bilaval.'''' The followers of Bhagat Sadhna are called Sadhna Panthis.A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West, HA ROSE His only memorial is a mosque at Sirhind, where he died. Life history Early life Sadhna was born in 1180 AD in Sehwan Sharif in Hyderabad, Sindh, Soomra kingdom in a Muslim family.'''' As his ancestors were butchers by profession, he continued the family profession of slaughtering goats (Dhabihah) and selling meat. It is said that there were shady trees and drinking water facility available near his shop. Due to this, in addition to customers, travelers, saints, and even rogues used to take rest on passing. Sadhn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valmiki
Valmiki (; , ) was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic ''Ramayana'', based on the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as ''Ādi Kavi'', the first poet, author of ''Ramayana'', the first epic poem. The ''Ramayana'', originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 shlokas and seven cantos (kaṇḍas). The is composed of about 480,002 words, being a quarter of the length of the full text of the ''Mahabharata'' or about four times the length of the ''Iliad''. The ''Ramayana'' tells the story of a prince, Rama of the city of Ayodhya (Ramayana), Ayodhya in the Kosala, Kingdom of Kosala, whose wife Sita is abducted by Ravana, the demon-king (Rakshasa) of Lanka. The scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages extending up to the 3rd century CE, although original date of composition is unknown. As with many traditional epics, it has gone through a process of interp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab, India
Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territory, union territories of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Chandigarh to the east. To the west, it shares an international border with the identically named Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, and as such is sometimes referred to as East Punjab or Indian Punjab for disambiguation purposes. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles), which is 1.53% of India's total geographical area, making it List of states and union territories of India by area, the 19th-largest Indian state by area out of 28 Indian states (20th larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jallandhar
Jalandhar () is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the historical Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected junction for both rail and road networks. The National Highway 1 (NH1), crosses Jalandhar, further enhancing its connectivity. The city is located northwest of the state capital Chandigarh, southeast of the city of Amritsar, and north of Ludhiana. The national capital, Delhi, is approximately . History The history of Jalandhar District comprises three periods — ancient, medieval and modern. Ancient The city may be named after Jalandhara, a Nath Guru who was from here. The city was founded by Devasya Verma as mentioned in the Vedas. Other possibilities include that it was the capital of the kingdom of Lava, son of Rama or that the name derives from the vernacular term ''Jalandhar'', meaning area inside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dera Sach Khand
Dera Sach Khand Ballan (), also known as Dera Sant Sarwan Das or Dera Ballan, is a Ravidassia '' dera'' based in the village of Ballan near Jalandhar, Punjab, India. It was founded by Pipal Dass soon after 1900, and it played a role in the Ad Dharm movement to popularize the image of Ravidas as a guru Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr .... It has since adopted the mission of spreading the teachings of Ravidas and advancing public education and healthcare in India. For much of its history, Dera Ballan's teaching was based on Guru Granth Sahib, Sikh scripture including the works of Ravidas. In 2009 in Vienna, Sikh militants attacked a Dera Ballan ceremony, killing a senior official and injuring the then-''Gaddi Nashin'' (leader). In the following year, the Dera for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji
''Amritbani of Guru Ravidas'' () is the holy book of the Ravidassia religion. History ''Amritbani of Guru Ravidas'' was compiled and edited by Ramanand Dass of Dera Sach Khand. The holy book's completion was announced by the Sant Samaj and by Dera Sach Khand at Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan on 30 January 2011, the 633rd anniversary of the birth of Ravidas. On 1 February 2012, the second anniversary of the creation of the Ravidassia religion, ''Amritbani of Guru Ravidas''was placed at a shrine dedicated to Ravidas in Bootan Mandi, Jalandhar, Punjab. Contents Teachings ''The Amritbani'' contains ''bani'' of Ravidass. The title page features the Har Nishaan symbol and a statement enjoining readers to wish each other "Jai Gurdev". The book contains photos of Ravidas and of Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan. The book also includes a list of the teachings of Ravidas and general principles of the Ravidassia religion. Ragas ''Amritbani'' contains 240 ''ragas'' culled from Ravi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravidassia
Ravidassia or the Ravidas Panth is a religion based on the teachings of Ravidas, Guru Ravidas. It was considered a sect within Sikhism until 2009. However, some Ravidassias continue to maintain Sikh religious practices, including the reverence of the Guru Granth Sahib as their focal religious text, wearing Sikh articles of faith (5Ks), and appending Singh or Kaur to their names. Historically, Ravidassia represented a range of beliefs in the Indian subcontinent, with some devotees of Ravidass counting themselves as Ravidassia, but first formed in the early 20th-century in colonial British India.Paramjit Judge (2014), Mapping Social Exclusion in India: Caste, Religion and Borderlands, Cambridge University Press, , pages 179-182 The Ravidassia tradition began to take on more cohesion following 1947, and the establishment of successful Ravidassia tradition in the diaspora. Estimates range between two and five million for the total number of Ravidassias. Ravidassias Sikhs believe that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namdev
Namdev (Pronunciation: aːmdeʋ, also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, (traditionally, ) was a Marathi Vaishnava saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, Medieval India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He was as a devotee of the deity Vithoba of Pandharpur. Namdev was influenced by Vaishnavism and became widely known in India for his devotional songs set to music (''bhajan-kirtans''). His philosophy contains both ''nirguna brahman'' and ''saguna brahman'' elements, with Vedanta themes. Namdev's legacy is remembered in modern times in the ''Varkari'' tradition, along with those of other ''gurus'', with masses of people walking together in biannual pilgrimages to Pandharpur in Maharashtra. He is also recognised in the North Indian traditions of the Dadu Panthis, Kabir Panthis and Sikhs. Some hymns of Namdev are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Life Details of the life of Namdev are vague. His family name was believed to be as Relekar which is commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagat Sain
Bhagat Sain (fl. 14th–15th centuries), also known as Sena Bhagat, was a Hindu mystic poet and saint of the Bhakti movement that lived in the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century. His name was known in every house due to his devotion to god. Bhagat Sain was a barber of the royal court of Raja Ram Singh, ruler of Rewa. He was a disciple of Ramananda. Birthplace There are four views about his place of birth. # One view is that he was born in Maharashtra and served as barber in the court of king of Bidar. The only fact to support this view is existence of many devotional songs in Marathi language in the name of Saint Sain. # The second view is that he was born in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and that he served the King Ram Singh of Bandhavgarh. The third view is that Saint Sain was born in village Sohal in Tarn Taran district of Punjab state. His father's name was Baba Mukhand Rai and mother's name was Mata Jeevne. # Another view states he was a barb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabir
Kabir ( 15th century) was a well-known Indian devotional mystic poet and sant. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, and Kabir Sagar of Dharamdas. Today, Kabir is an important figure in Hinduism, Sikhism and in Sufism. He was a disciple of Ramananda, the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya. Born in the city of Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh, he is known for being critical of organised religions. He questioned what he regarded to be the meaningless and unethical practices of all religions, primarily what he considered to be the wrong practices in Hinduism and Islam. During his lifetime, he was threatened by both Hindus and Muslims for his views. When he died, several Hindus and the Muslims he had inspired claimed him as theirs. Kabir suggested that "truth" is with the person who is on the path of righteousness, who considers everything, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adi Granth
The Guru Granth Sahib (, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth (), its first rendition, was compiled by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan (1564–1606). Its compilation was completed on 29 August 1604 and first installed inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on 1 September 1604. Baba Buddha was appointed the first Granthi of the Golden Temple. Shortly afterwards Guru Hargobind added Ramkali Ki Vaar. Later, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, added hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur to the Adi Granth and affirmed the text as his successor. This second rendition became known as the Guru Granth Sahib and is also sometimes referred to as the Adi Granth.Adi Granth Encyclopaedia Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
