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The ten Sikh Gurus

The names of the ten human Gurus of the Sikh tradition, with the volume of Macauliffe’s The Sikh Religion where each life is told.

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The ten Gurus

Amar dās

Vol. II, "Life of Guru Amar Das, the Third Guru", p. 58

Rām dās

Vol. II, "Life of Guru Ram Das, the Fourth Guru", p. 253

Arjan

Vol. III, "Life of Guru Arjan, the Fifth Guru", p. 1

Har rāi

Vol. IV, "Life of Guru Har Rai, the Seventh Guru", p. 275

Har kriṣan

Vol. IV, "Life of Guru Har Krishan, the Eighth Guru", p. 315

Tegh bahādur

Vol. IV, "Life of Guru Teg Bahadur, the Ninth Guru", p. 331

Sources

  1. Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1909), 6 vols. ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  2. Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries (local copy sources/cologne/mw.txt) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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