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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