RLGA01H3 : Key Terms on Sikhism

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There were many influential sant poets, including namdev, ravidas, kabir: nanak: the first teacher: nanak (1469-1539). Composed more than 900 hymns, compiled as the adi granth. He said he had experienced god directly, and the experience revealed to him was that: there is only one god, beyond all names and conceptions. Deliberately blended hindu and muslim elements, wore a hindu dhoti, along with an orange muslim coat and cap, and adorned his forehead with hindu religious markings (tilak). Sensing his own end approaching at age 70, nanak passed on his authority and work to a chosen disciple. Nanak is commonly called guru nanak , and is recognized as the first of a line of ten gurus . Nanak accepted a belief in reincarnation and karma, though he resisted hindu rituals and disdained hindu polytheism. Islam and hinduism for their deficiencies in helping the poor and the oppressed. He insisted that god should be experienced, rather than talked about.

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