Gurunanak (1469— 1539) is the founder of Sikhism. Indians. Belongs to the Khrushchev class. Nanak, one of the top ten masters, has a great influence in India and is regarded as the founder of Sikhism. For example, Laozi is considered to be the ancestor of Taoism.
Chinese name: Nanak.
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Nationality: India
Place of birth: India
Date of birth: 1469
Date of death: 1539
Occupation: Godfather, Master.
Main achievements: founder of Sikhism
Masterpiece: Jabuji's Poems
Personal data:
He opposed the caste system and hoped to combine the essence of Hinduism and Islam. Nanak's religious hymns are mainly collected in the Sikh classic Adiglans _, also known as Glen Saheb or Ben Jing Chu. All classics are works that praise the gods and persuade people to be good.
He used to be a businessman and worked for the Sudanese government in Lahore. After traveling around the country, I have been to Mecca and Baghdad. In his later years, he settled in Katapur, Punjab, and engaged in missionary activities. On the basis of the devout movement of Hinduism, it absorbed some ideas of Sufism in Islam and put forward new teachings. He has a collection of poems, Jabuji, which is one of the classics of Sikhism.
Early experience
Nanak is a saint with great influence in India.
According to historical records, the founder of Sikhism, Nanak Guru (1469- 1539), was born in Punjab, northern India, and belonged to the noble class of the Shathri.
When nanak entered school at the age of seven, he responded to the Indian teacher who taught him. If you want to know all the Hindu scriptures, Vedas, you might as well really know the true God of the universe and rely on his mercy.
As a child, Nanak was deeply attracted by religion. As a poet, he likes to think about life since he was a teenager. Married at the age of sixteen and gave birth to two sons. His brother-in-law found him a position of national granary management in Poole, Sudan.
Later, he gave up his career, indulged in religion and practiced yoga. His desire to explore the mysteries of life eventually led him to run away from home. Nanak was passionate about religion, extremely indifferent to the world, and finally even went to the wilderness to live a monastic life.
One morning when he was 28 years old, he went to the river to wash and practice as usual. He disappeared for three days. When he came back, full of the spirit of God, he said a famous saying: "There are neither Hindus nor Muslims".
At the age of 30, he gained the religious experience of "being called to the court of God" and said that "the road I took was neither Hinduism nor Islam, but the road from God".
period of enlightenment
From then on, he began his missionary work.
At the age of 38, I realized that I was called the guru. "Guru" means a holy teacher. Since Nanak, this term has become the exclusive title of every Sikh successor. The word "Sikhism" means a believer or disciple in Sanskrit-Sikhs call themselves followers of their ancestors-hence the name Sikhism.
After enlightenment, Nanak returned home, sold everything and gave it to the poor, and began to March and preach with a Muslim servant. The master and servant spread the message of Sikhism while singing. "There is only one god in the sky, belonging to Hindus and Muslims. There is no class difference between people. Everyone can believe in this God and be saved. "
Nanak also wrapped a spiritual belt around his body. In view of the religious disputes between India and China at that time, nanak announced that "there are neither Hindus nor Muslims in front of me". He revealed that only by combining with God can an individual soul break away from the cycle of life and death and enter the realm of Brahma and me. The name of the Sikh god is Truth _ Creator _ It has existed from the beginning _ It is immortal and reincarnated _ There is no other god except him _ In the classics, this god is often called "Allah" in Islam or "Brahma" in Hinduism.
After being inspired by God, Nanak traveled in northern India as a "guru" and preached for 20 years, calling on people to believe in their real names in the form of poetry preaching. Nanak devoted his whole life to marching and missionary work, with his footprints as far north as the Himalayas and south as Ceylon. The important documents of Sikhism recorded his missionary footprints in India, Tibet, Sri Lanka and Mecca.
Late legendary experience
It is said that he has made four great trips, visited all parts of India, Arabia and Persia, made a pilgrimage to Mecca and passed through Baghdad.
He gave speeches in front of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and Muslims, as well as in various temples. At this time, nanak met kabir, a saint worshipped by Hindus and Muslims (1441-1518).
In 1520, nanak organized a missionary group to train his disciples and sent them to preach everywhere.
After 30 years of missionary life, the second generation of teachers died on 1539 at the age of 69, shortly after they took office.