Holy Books And Saints
Holy Book Of Hinduism (Bhavad Gita)
Hinduism Bhavad Gita
TheBhagavad Gitais one of theholy booksofHinduism. It was
written thousands of years ago. It has teachings said to be given
by LordKrishna(an incarnation whom manyHindusbelieve to be
thegodVishnuin human form.) In the book, Krishna is talking
toArjuna, anarcher, before the kurukshetrawarbegins.
Holy Book Of Islam (Quran)
Islam QuranThe holy book of Islam is called the Quran.The Quran
is organized into chapters calledsurah, and verses calledayat. In
addition, the entire text is divided into 30 sections calledajiza',
in order to facilitate its reading over a month-long period.The
themes of the Quran are interwoven among the chapters, not in
chronological or theme order.
Holy Book Of Jainism (Kalpa Sutra)
Jainism
The holy book of Jains is called the Kalpa Sutra. In this book,
all the 24 Tirthankaras and their lives are written about. It has
also explained the process of becoming a Jina. There are two
different sects of Jains: the 'Digambars', who have one divine
mantra known as the Namokar Mantra and the 'Shvetambars', who have
nine sacred mantras of worshipping.
Holy Book Of Sikhism (Guru Granth Sahib And Dasam Granth)
Sikhism Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
The Sikhs have two Holy Books for their guidance and revelation
of their underlying beliefs and principles as laid down by theTen
Gurus. These Holy Scriptures are called 1.Sri Guru Granth Sahiband
2.Dasam Granth.The Dasam Granth is a composition primarily of the
Tenth Guru,Guru Gobind Singh. The word 'Dasam' inPunjabimeans
'Tenth'.
Holy Book Of Christianity (The Bible)
Christianity The Bible
TheHebrew Bible, orTanakh, contains twenty-four books divided
into three parts: the five books of theTorah("teaching" or "law"),
theNevi'im("prophets"), and theKetuvim("writings"). Christian
Bibles range from the sixty-six books of theProtestantcanon to the
eighty-one books of theEthiopian Orthodox Churchcanon.
Holy Book Of Buddhism(Tipitaka)
Buddhism
The Buddhas teachings were preserved in the Pali Canon, which
acts as an extensive analytical record written in Pali, the Buddhas
native dialect. Pali is considered the classical language of
Buddhism, and the documents preserved in Pali make up the Tipitaka
as well as other Buddhist documents such as the Atthakatha, Tika,
Anu-tika and Madhu-tika.
Symbols Of Religions
Christianity BuddhismHinduismIslamJainismSikhism
BOOks Of Religions
The BibleBhavad Gita QuranShri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
SAINTSGuru Nanak-------- Guru Gobind Singh----- Guru Angad
---Guru Arjan
---------Kabir-----Ravidas--------------Dadu-------
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 22 September 1539) was the founder
ofSikhismand the first of theSikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated
world-wide on Kartik Puranmashi, the full-moon day which falls on
different dates each year in the month ofKatak,
OctoberNovember.[2]Guru Nanak travelled far and wide teaching
people the message of one God who dwells in every one of God's
creations and constitutes the eternal Truth.[3]He set up a unique
spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality,
fraternal love, goodness, and virtue.It is part of Sikh religious
belief that the spirit of Guru Nanak's sanctity, divinity and
religious authority descended upon each of the nine subsequent
Gurus when the Guruship was devolved on to them.
Guru Gobind SinghGuru Gobind Singhborn Gobind Rai;22 December
1666 7 October 1708[2]) was the last of the ten Sikh Gurus. He was
awarrior,poetandphilosopher. He succeeded his fatherGuru Tegh
Bahaduras the leader ofSikhsat the young age of nine. He
contributed much toSikhism; notable was his contribution to the
continual formalisation of the faith which the first GuruGuru
Nanakhad founded, as a religion, in the 15th century; and his
promotion of the covering of one's hair with a turban.Guru Gobind
Singh, the last of the living Sikh Gurus, initiated theSikhKhalsain
1699,passing the Guruship of the Sikhs to the Eleventh and Eternal
Sikh Guru, theGuru Granth Sahib Ji.
Guru Angad
Guru Angad(31 March 1504 28 March 1552) was the second of the
tenSikh Gurus. He was born in the village of Sarae Naga
inMuktsarDistrict inPunjabon 31 March 1504. The name Lehna was
given shortly after his birth as was the custom of hisHinduparents.
He was the son of a small but successful trader named Pheru Mal.
His mother's name was Mata Ramo (also known as Mata Sabhirai, Mansa
Devi and Daya Kaur). Baba Narayan DasTrehanwas theGuru's
Grandfather, whose ancestral house was at Matte-di-Sarai near
Muktsar.In 1538,Guru Nanakchose Lehnahis discipleto be his
successor asSikhism's Guru, rather than one of his sons.[1]Lehna
was then given the name Angad and designated as Guru Angad,
becoming the second guru of theSikhs. He continued on the work
started by the first Sikh Guru.
Guru ArjanGuru Arjan; 15 April 1563 30 May[citation needed]1606)
was the firstSikhmartyr and the fifth of the elevenSikh Gurus, who
compiled writings to create the eleventh, the living Guru,Guru
Granth Sahib. He was born inGoindval,Punjabthe youngest son ofGuru
Ram Dasand Bibi Bhani, the daughter ofGuru Amar Das.[1]He was the
first Sikh Guru put on trial and executed by theMughal Empire.Guru
Arjan lived as the Guru ofSikhismfor a quarter of a century. Guru
Arjan completed the construction ofAmritsarand founded other
cities, such asTaran TaranandKartarpur. The greatest contribution
he made to the Sikh faith was to compile all of the past Gurus'
writings, along with selected writings of other saints from
different backgrounds which he considered consistent with the
teachings of Sikhism into one book, now the holy scripture: the
Guru Granth Sahib. It is, perhaps, the only script which still
exists in the form first published (a hand-written manuscript) by
the Guru.
KabirKabr(c. 1440 c. 1518)was amysticpoet andsaintofIndia, whose
writings have greatly influenced theBhakti movement. The name Kabir
comes fromArabical-Kabrwhich means "The Great" the 37thname of God
in Islam.Kabir's legacy is today carried forward by theKabir
panth("Path of Kabir"), a religious community that recognises him
as its founder and is one of theSant Matsects. Its members, known
asKabir panthis, are estimated to be around 9.6 million. They are
spread over north and central India, as well as dispersed with
theIndian diasporaacross the world, up from 843,171 in the 1901
census.His writings include Bijak, Sakhi Granth, Kabir Granthawali
and Anurag Sagar.
RavidasRavidas(alsoRaidas,RohidasandRuhidasin eastern India) was
a North IndianGurumystic of thebhakti movementfromRamanandi
Sampradayaand one of the direct disciples ofRamananda. He was
active in the 15th century CE. Venerated in the region ofPunjab,
Uttar Pradesh as well asMaharashtra, his devotional songs and
verses made a lasting impact upon the bhakti movement. He is often
given the honorificBhagatorSant. He was a socio-religious reformer,
a thinker, a theosophist, a humanist, a poet, a traveller, a
pacifist and a spiritual figure.
DaduDadu Dayal(15441603) was asantfromGujarat,India. "Dadu"
means brother, and "Dayal" means "the compassionate one".He was
reputedly found by an affluent business man floating on the river
Sabarmati. He later moved toNaraina(city), nearJaipurRajasthan,
where he gathered around himself a group of followers, forming a
sect that became known as theDadu-panth.This organization has
continued in Rajasthan to the present-day and has been a major
source of early manuscripts containing songs by Dadu and otherNorth
Indiansaints. Dadu's compositions were recorded by his disciple
Rajjab and are known as theDadu Anubhav Vani, a compilation of
5,000 verses. Another disciple, Janagopal, wrote the earliest
biography of Dadu.Dadu alludes to spontaneous (sahaja) bliss in his
songs. Much of the imagery used is similar to that used by Kabir,
and to that used by earlierSahajiyaBuddhistsandNathyogis.
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Arjan
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