''Amritbani of Guru Ravidas'' () is the
holy book
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of the
Ravidassia religion.
History
''Amritbani of Guru Ravidas'' was compiled and edited by
Ramanand Dass of
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 A ...
. 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
Ravidas or Raidas was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a ''guru'' (spiritual teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya P ...
.
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
Bootan Mandi is in Jalandhar City of Punjab (India), Punjab state India. The ward number for Bootan Mandi is 54.
Demographics
Bootan Mandi is located in Jalandhar City. Its neighbouring areas are Abadi Jallowal, New Abadi Jallowal, New Model To ...
,
Jalandhar
Jalandhar () is a city in the state of Punjab, India, Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh by population, third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the ...
,
Punjab
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.
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 ''
raga
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s'' culled from Ravidass' teachings. The book also contains 140 ''
shabads'', 40 ''pade'', ''painti akhri'', ''bani haftawar'', ''bani pandran tithi'', ''baran maas updesh'', ''dohra'', ''saand bani'', ''anmol vachan'' (''milni de samen''), ''laawaan'', ''suhag ustat'', ''manglachar'', and 231 ''salok''. There are 177 pages in the book. ''Ragas'' from ''Amritbani'' are recited daily in
Ravidassia ''bhawans''. The original language of ''Amritbani'' is in
Gurmukhi
Gurmukhī ( , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). Commonly regarded as a Sikh script, Gurmukhi is used in Punjab, India as the official scrip ...
script and the mother tongue of Guru Ravidas,
Punjabi. It's other language translations have also been published.
Amritbani, the holy book contains the following hymns: Raga – Siri (1), Gauri (5), Asa (6), Gujari (1),
Sorath (7), Dhanasari (3), Jaitsari (1), Suhi (3), Bilaval (2), Gaund (2), Ramkali (1), Maru (2), Kedara (1), Bhairau (1), Basant (1), and Malhar (3). The book contains 140 shabads, 40 pade, and 231 salok.
References
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