RLG205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Guru Angad, Para Brahman, Guru Nanak
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Rlg205 introduc0on to south asian religions: lecture 7. Shared many similari;es and di erences between the medieval sant (bhak; tradi;on saints of medieval india) tradi;ons of his day: concept of nirguna and saguna, similar; emphasis on family life. The sant or bhak; tradi;on was popular in the 13th-16th centuries. Guru nanak belonged to the nirguna school of thought, emphasizing the formless aspect of the diety. It was dissimilar to certain sant tradi;ons due to its emphasis on family life. Kabirs teachings had an emphasis on asce;cs, whereas nanak found the importance of the state of the householder and living through the world. Sikhs = those who learnt , his students came to be known as sikhs. The formula: nama = the divine name, a shorthand for the total being and nature of god (akala purakha, the. The prac;ce of nama simarana: remembrance/medita;on on the divine name.
