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What miracle happened to Guru Nanak?
| Guru Nanak | |
|---|---|
| 19th-century mural painting from Gurdwara Baba Atal depicting Nanak | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Nanak 15 April 1469 Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 22 September 1539 (aged 70) Kartarpur, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
What did Guru Nanak give Duni Chand?
After the feast, Guru Nanak turned to Duni Chand. ‘You have the best food and wine in this city. I see that you are a very wealthy man,’ he said.
What was Baba Guru Nanak’s common kitchen?
Baba Guru Nanak (1469-1539) They ate together in the common kitchen called langar irrespective of their caste, creed or gender. The sacred space thus created by him was called dharmsal, now called Gurudwara.
Did Guru Nanak eat chicken?
Guru Nanak in his writings clearly rejected both sides of the arguments, on the virtues of vegetarianism or meat eating, as banal and so much nonsense, nor did he accept the idea that a cow was somehow more sacred than a horse or a chicken.
What is shradh in Sikhism?
You cannot send anything upto your ancestors. In Hinduism, Shradh is the rituals performed by relatives for the departed souls of dead ancestors, parents and relatives. There is no sacred river or pond in the Sikhism.
Why did Guru Nanak established community kitchen?
The institution of langar was initiated by the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, at Kartarpur to provide food and shelter for visitors and devotees who came to meet him. These langars defied the Hindu norm that a low born person could not eat along with a high born.
How did Guru Nanak start langar?
It is said that when Guru Nanak was a boy, his father gave him Rs 20 and sent him to buy goods, sell them and return with some profit. However, on the way, he met some hungry sadhus (holy men). He used the Rs 20 to arrange food for them. He made them sit on the floor and served the food with his own hands.
Why was Guru Nanak Dev ji so popular among the people?
Guru Nanak’s amazing spiritual personality, teachings and love for humanity had made him very popular both among the Hindu, Sikh and Muslim communities during his very lifetime. Karatpur was the holy place where he resided during his last days after travelling wide with his mission.
Where is Guru Nanak’s handprint preserved?
Guru Nanak’s handprint is believed to be preserved on a boulder at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal, Pakistan.
What is Joti Jot of Guru Nanak Ji?
Guru Nanan Dev Ji talked to them in detail on this. Guru Nanak Ji explained his devotees that his death shall be a unique kind of experience known as Joti Jot. This means, only his mortal body shall expire, but the light that is within his body shall be passed on to his successor.
What is the significance of Nanak’s birth in Sikhism?
It is part of Sikh religious belief that the spirit of Nanak’s sanctity, divinity, and religious authority had descended upon each of the nine subsequent Gurus when the Guruship was devolved on to them. The Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, commemorates the site where Nanak is believed to have been born.