RLGA01H3 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan
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Nanak: the first teacher: nanak (1469-1539); a hindu by birth, significance: guru nanak in mid-15th century who founded the religion. Sat guru: significance: the sikh equivalent of a god as described by guru nanak; a god should be. : divine one" experienced, rather than talked about. Mardana: guru nanak"s friend (muslim by birth), who visited holy sites throughout northern india with him, nanak preached, sought disciples, and sang devotional songs, while mardana played musical accompaniment, significance: a secondary founder of sikhism. Sikh: disciples of nanak are sikh", significance: practitioners of sikhism today are also labeled sikh; followers are sikhs. The development of sikhism"s earliest stage was that of the first four gurus: Nanak, angad, amardas and ramdas: significance: were the first 4 gurus. Angad (1504-52) 2nd guru: nanak chose angad as his successor, refined the gurmukhi ( from the guru"s mouth") script in which the guru"s hymns were recorded.