"Pratap Singh Giani Pratap Singh Giani (also Partap Singh Gyani, 1855–1920) was a Sikh academician, scholar and calligraphist. He was born in 1855, the son of Bhai Bhag Singh Giani of Lahore. As a young boy, Partap Singh learnt Punjabi, Urdu and Sanskrit and studied Sikh scriptures. In 1884, he accompanied Thakur Singh Sandhanvalia to England to read the Guru Granth Sahib to the deposed Sikh ruler of the Punjab, Maharaja Duleep Singh and to re-convert him to Sikhism. Partap Singh remained in England for six months. On return to India, he worked as a ""granthi"" (scripture-reader) at Gurdwara Kaulsar"
"the Sangat. Other important qualifications include being able to read the holy scriptures of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, which is the duty of a Paathi in the Gurudwara. A Granthi must be able to interpret the sacred hymns written in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, referred to as Gurbani, and must be able to fluently deliver sermons to the Sangat at the Gurudwara. Another important qualification is the ability to complete all duties related to taking care of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib at ceremonies as it is referred to as the ""living Guru"" in a Gurudwara and by"
"are usually publicly recited by men and generally it is only men addressing the congregation. Though anyone can be a Granthi (ceremonial reader), the long hours and social restrictions surrounding the job make it less conducive for a woman as she is generally also required to take care of her children. Women are often the caregivers or cooks, while men are reading from the Guru Granth Sahib. The lack of accessibility and encouragement for women to apply to be a Granthi creates inequality within the temple and discourages the possibility for change. Homosexuality was never explicitly mentioned in the guru"
"and the people are so lowered by ethics and sinful. Again he prays to uplift people as you (Shrinathji) saved sinful Ajamil. It was composed in Adel.We can read this stotram in front of lord krishna as per vallabh said. Shodash Granth Shodash Granth () (literally ""sixteen books"") is a collection of 16 books (or doctrines) written by Shri Vallabha Acharyaji. They are the main doctrine of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav sect of Hinduism. The granths serve as a lighthouse for devotees. They speak about increasing love for Shri Krishna through Seva (service) and Smarana (remembering). These doctrines are Shri Mahaprabhuji’s"
"Thantri Thantri or Tantri is the Vedic head priest of Hindu temples in Kerala and a very few temples of coastal Karnataka in southern India. It is a position held hereditarily . It is the thantri who installs the murti of the deity called ""prana pratishtha"", and from that moment he assumes the position of the guru of the deity. The thantri is the authority on the rites and rituals of the temple. Thantris are Shrauta Namboothiri Brahmins who study tantras, and belong to ""Poorva Mimamsa"" one of the 6 schools of thought in Hindu philosophy. Poorva mimamsa deals with"
"Shodash Granth Shodash Granth () (literally ""sixteen books"") is a collection of 16 books (or doctrines) written by Shri Vallabha Acharyaji. They are the main doctrine of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav sect of Hinduism. The granths serve as a lighthouse for devotees. They speak about increasing love for Shri Krishna through Seva (service) and Smarana (remembering). These doctrines are Shri Mahaprabhuji’s way of encouraging and inspiring devotees on this path of grace. The central message of the Shodasha Granthas is, total surrender to the Lord Shri Krishna. A Goswami can initiate an eager soul to this path of Shri Krishna’s loving"
"together Akbar, the Mughal Emperor, received a report that the Adi Granth contained passages vilifying Islam. Therefore, while travelling north, he stopped en route and asked to inspect it. Baba Buddha and Bhai Gurdas brought him a copy of the Adi Granth as it existed then. After choosing three random passages to be read, Akbar decided that this report had been false. In 1604, Adi Granth was completed and installed at the Harmandir Sahib, with Baba Buddha as the first ""granthi"", or reader. Since communities of Sikh disciples were scattered all over northern India, copies of the holy scripture needed"
"this was later replaced by the modern Chaur sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib is taken care of by a Granthi, who is responsible for reciting from the sacred hymns and leading Sikh prayers. The Granthi also acts as caretaker for the Guru Granth Sahib, keeping the Guru Granth Sahib covered in clean cloths, known as ""rumala"", to protect from heat, dust, pollution, etc. The Guru Granth Sahib rests on a ""manji sahib"" under a ""rumala"" until brought out again. The Gurudwara Ramsar, the official religious body of Sikhs, is responsible for making physical copies of the Guru Granth Sahib. Until"
"based on divine justice without oppression of any kind. While the Granth acknowledges and respects the scriptures of Hinduism and Islam, it does not imply a moral reconciliation with either of these religions. It is installed in a Sikh ""gurdwara"" (temple); all Sikhs bow or prostrate before it on entering such a temple. The Granth is revered as eternal ""gurbānī"" and the spiritual authority in Sikhism. During the guruship of Guru Nanak Dev, collections of his holy hymns were compiled and sent to distant Sikh communities for use in morning and evening prayers. His successor Guru Angad Dev began collecting"
"undergone an intensive course of study and evaluation at an academic or religious institute, will have a thorough knowledge of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scripture, and will have the ability to translate the words of sacred text into simple everyday language. Gyanis can also communicate in English (not always the case), a major bonus to western children who are not fluent in Punjabi or Gurmukhi, the language of the holy scriptures. Spiritually, a true gyani is called a Brahm gyani. Gyani or Giani is also an academic degree in Punjabi literature. Gyani A Gyani or Giani is"
"own. The granth (holy book) has so many words from different languages like Arabic, Gujraati and other language spoken at that time in different regions up to Afghanistan and across the Himalayan valleys. He left this earth in 1778, and over his remains a mausoleum was erected. The holy book contains vast knowledge of different forms of Bhakti and Sadhna. Acharaya explained different ways to reach the ultimate goal of human soul which is also discussed in Vedanta. Till the present age of Kali there appeared so many holy books preaching different ways to meet Gods like Lord Shiva, Lord"
"Granth"". He completed his manuscript after collecting and sifting through material collected from a number of Sikhs. ""Minor textual variation"" exist between the early manuscripts. Giani Gian Singh claims that the full copy of the ""Dasam Granth"" was in possession of the Budha Dal, an 18th-century Sikh army, at the Battle of Kup and was lost during the Second Sikh Holocaust (1762) During the 1890s the text was standardized into its current two-volume 1,428 page print version. Dasam Granth The Dasam Patishah Ji Da Granth (Gurmukhi: ਦਸਮ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹ ਦਾ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ), commonly known as Dasam Granth (Gurmukhi: ਦਸਮ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ), is a"
"deal with the same topics, also from Kerala. Thantri Thantri or Tantri is the Vedic head priest of Hindu temples in Kerala and a very few temples of coastal Karnataka in southern India. It is a position held hereditarily . It is the thantri who installs the murti of the deity called ""prana pratishtha"", and from that moment he assumes the position of the guru of the deity. The thantri is the authority on the rites and rituals of the temple. Thantris are Shrauta Namboothiri Brahmins who study tantras, and belong to ""Poorva Mimamsa"" one of the 6 schools of"
"Dasam Granth The Dasam Patishah Ji Da Granth (Gurmukhi: ਦਸਮ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹ ਦਾ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ), commonly known as Dasam Granth (Gurmukhi: ਦਸਮ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ), is a religious text containing many of the texts traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh. It is written primarily in Braj Bhasha, with Awadhi, Hindustani, Punjabi and Persian compositions written almost entirely in the Gurmukhi script except for the ""Fatehnama"", ""Zafar Nama"" and ""Hikayat"", which are in the Persian alphabet. The ""Dasam Granth"" is a separate religious text from the Guru Granth Sahib. Some compositions of the ""Dasam Granth"" such as Jaap Sahib, Tav-Prasad Savaiye and Benti Chaupai are"
"Arabic, Persian, Sindhi and Sanskrit. The Pranami devotees believe that Prannath taught with his text, the essence of all major religious texts of the world, including the Vedas, the Bhagawat Geeta, the Quran and the Bible. The devotees believe in Hindu bhakti, but willingly accept or reject teachings found in other sources and texts. The tradition is strictly vegetarian (ahimsa, non-violence to animals), non-caste tradition dedicated to Radha-Krishna. Dedicated Pranami temples exist such as in Kathiawar and Gulf of Kutch region, but followers of Pranami traditions substitute it by praying and spiritual pursuits in any nearby convenient Hindu Krishna temples."
"Sikh scriptures The principal Sikh scripture is the ""Adi Granth"" (First Scripture), more commonly called the ""Guru Granth Sahib"". The Sikhs do not regard this as their ""holy book"" but as their perpetual and current ""guru"", guide or master. It was called ""Adi Granth"" until Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and final guru in human form, conferred on it the title of the guru in 1708, after which it was called ""Sri Guru Granth Sahib"", or ""Guru Granth Sahib"" for short. The ""Granth"" has 1430 pages and is divided into 39 chapters. All copies are exactly alike. The Sikhs are"
"as wearing thread or praying in a river. The Dasam Granth is a scripture of Sikhs which contains texts attributed to the Guru Gobind Singh. The ""Dasam Granth"" is important to a great number of Sikhs, however it does not have the same authority as the ""Guru Granth Sahib"". Some compositions of the ""Dasam Granth"" like Jaap Sahib, (Amrit Savaiye), and Benti Chaupai are part of the daily prayers (Nitnem) for Sikhs. The ""Dasam Granth"" is largely versions of Hindu mythology from the Puranas, secular stories from a variety of sources called ""Charitro Pakhyan"" – tales to protect careless men"
"branch of the Christian church agrees on which writings should be regarded as ""canonical"" and which are ""apocryphal"" (See the Gospel according to the Hebrews). The Gnostic Gospels are gnostic collections of writings about the teachings of Jesus, written from the 2nd – 4th century. These gospels are not part of the standard Biblical canon of any major Christian denomination, and as such are part of what is called the New Testament apocrypha. The Nag Hammadi library is a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945. That year, twelve leather-bound"
"Ghanta Ghanta (tibetan: drilbu) is the Sanskrit term for a ritual bell used in Hinduistic religious practices. The ringing of the bell produces what is regarded as an auspicious sound. Hindu temples generally have one metal bell hanging at the entrance and devotees ring the bell while entering the temple which is an essential part in preparation of having a darshan. A bell is also rung by priests during Pūjā or Yajna - during the waving of light, burning of incense in front of the deity, while bathing the deity and while offering food or flowers. There are bells specially"
"Marganitha The Marganitha (which translates as ""Pearl"") is the most concise teaching of the Assyrian Church of the East. Written by Mar Odisho, Metropolitan of N’siwin and Armenia, in 1298, the book is divided into four sections: The first chapter is theological, explaining God's necessary existence and most basic features, as revealed in the Old Testament. Following this is the Assyrian cosmology, which sets the stage for the coming of the Messiah. The next chapter is Christological, attempting to explain the Assyrian understanding of Jesus' personhood and divinity; this is the most crucial chapter in terms of explaining Assyrian doctrine"
"Guru are often synonymous in ""Gurbani"" (Sikh writings). There is one primary scripture for the Sikhs: the Gurū Granth Sāhib. It is sometimes synonymously referred to as the Ādi Granth. Chronologically, however, the Ādi Granth – literally, ""The First Volume"", refers to the version of the scripture created by Guru Arjan in 1604. The Gurū Granth Sāhib is the final expanded version of the scripture compiled by Guru Gobind Singh. While the Guru Granth Sahib is an unquestioned scripture in Sikhism, another important religious text, the Dasam Granth, does not enjoy universal consensus, and is considered a secondary scripture by"
"Writers of Guru Granth Sahib Guru Granth Sahib Ji ( ਜੀ;;), is the central religious text of Sikhism, considered by Sikhs to be the final sovereign Guru of the religion. It contains 1430 ""Angs"" (pages), containing hymns of 36 saint mystics which includes Sikh guru sahiban (6 gurus), ""Bhagats"" (15 ""bhagats""), ""Bhatts"" (11 ""bhatts"") and ""gursikhs"" (4 ""gursikhs""). It is the only religious script in the world that contains views and ideology of people of other religions, castes and creeds. It also contains teachings of Sikh gurus themselves and was written by Bhai Gurdas Ji (first version) and by Bhai"
"Gyani A Gyani or Giani is an honorific Sikh title used by someone learned in the Sikh religion and who often leads the congregation in prayers, such as Ardas, or in singing (kirtan). The word ""Ghian"" in Punjabi means knowledge, derivative of Sanskrit word, Jnana. So a ""gyani"" is someone who has spiritual and religious knowledge and can help the congregation, called the Sadh Sangat, in understanding the Sacred Texts and the history of the religion. A gyani can be a male or a female, as the Sikh religion gives equal rights to both sexes. He or she will have"
"an interpretive history of the first century of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths. A shorter Persian language version was also written. As a young student of twenty-four, Shoghi Effendi was initially shocked at the appointment as Guardian. He was also mourning the death of his grandfather to whom he had great attachment. The trauma of this culminated in him making retreats to the Swiss Alps. However, despite his youth, Shoghi Effendi had a clear idea of the goal he had for the religion. Oxford educated and Western in his style of dress, Shoghi Effendi was a stark contrast to his"
"presenting decorative plants and trees adorned with kindling lights and lighted canopy to cover the seat of Swaminarayan. 23 Granths of Nishkulanand Swami 1. Bhaktichintamani 22 Granths are from Nishkulanand Kavya 1. Vachanvidhi This Scripture has Fifty Two (52) Stanzas and Thirteen (13) Verses. Vachan means commandments of the Lord and Vidhi means testament. One can attain closeness to Purushottam Narayan through various devotional practices. Dharma (Righteous Codes of Conducts) is an important aspect of these practices. Dharma refers to the commandments of the Lord that are followed by His devotees leading them on the righteous path. The Vachan Vidhi"
"Ugardanti Ugardanti (PA: ਉਗ੍ਰਦੰਤੀ) is a poetic composition written by Guru Gobind Singh, after the creation of the Khalsa Panth at Anandpur Sahib. The composition is present in Dasam Granth Bir Patna Sahib. The bani contains information about the creation of the Khalsa Panth, the dress code of the Sikhs, and is strictly against ritualism. Etymologically, Ugardanti is a feminine term made of two words, Ugar means Fierce and Danti means Tooth. One having Fierce Tooth, is called Ugardanti. Guru Gobind Singh is praying to Ugardanti, writing various attributes of Ugardanti and asking for blessings of prospering of new Panth"
"internal conscious mind (referred to as Chitta or Antar Atma). Thereby Gurbani either means ""the speech of wisdom"" or ""the speech of conscious mind"". Gurbani is directly received from inside after attaining a Supreme state, whereas the Granth or textual form is worldly language of the same. Gurbani is also referred to as ""Dhur Ki Bani"" (the speech from the Supreme house). In Adi Granth, it is considered a source of spiritual knowledge which illuminates the mind and gives internal bliss. The one who comprehends Gurbani is also described as an Amritdhari. Gurbani is a source of truth with which"
"forbidden from making any changes to the text within this scripture. The ""Guru Granth Sahib"" was compiled by Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth guru of the Sikhs. The work of compilation was started in 1601 and finished in 1604. The Granth, called ""Pothi Sahib"" by Guru Arjan, was installed at Harmandir Sahib (House of God) with much celebration. The following languages are found in this Granth: The first published translation of the ""Guru Granth Sahib"" into Sindhi was done in 1959 by Jethanand B. Lalwani of Bharat Jivan Publications. He used his entire personal savings and produced 500 copies. Lalwani"
"Grihya Sutras, in contrast to Shrauta Sutras. Smarta Brahmins with their focus on the Smriti corpus, contrast from Srauta Brahmins who specialize in the Sruti corpus, that is rituals and ceremonies that follow the Vedas. Smarta is an adjective derived from Smriti (). The smriti are a specific body of Hindu texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down but constantly revised, in contrast to Śrutis (the Vedic literature) considered authorless, that were transmitted verbally across the generations and fixed. Smarta has several meanings: In Smarta tradition context, the term ""Smarta"" means ""follower of Smriti"". Smarta is specially associated"
"many Sikhs. The Ādi Granth was compiled primarily by Bhai Gurdas under the supervision of Guru Arjan between the years 1603 and 1604. It is written in the Gurmukhī script, which is a descendant of the Laṇḍā script used in the Punjab at that time. The Gurmukhī script was standardised by Guru Angad, the second guru of the Sikhs, for use in the Sikh scriptures and is thought to have been influenced by the Śāradā and Devanāgarī scripts. An authoritative scripture was created to protect the integrity of hymns and teachings of the Sikh gurus, and thirteen Hindu and two"
"Sarathy Sarathi (also spelled Sarathy, both from Sanskrit ""saratha"", ""one with a chariot"" or ""charioteer"") is an epithet of Krishna (an Avatar of Vishnu) in the ""Mahabharata"", a farmost important Hindu historical epic. It is also a common name in some parts of India. In the ""Mahabharata"", Krishna counselled the Pandavas and Kauravas, two closely related families fighting over a kingdom in northern India. Eventually siding with the Pandavas, he offered his services as the charioteer to Arjuna, the Pandavas' greatest archer. The Bhagavad Gita, generally thought to be Hinduism's most important religious book, consists of a dialogue between Krishna"
"Singh, 30, a gurdwara ""granthi"" (priest) was arrested from Nijjapura village in Amritsar district. He had called the police and told them that three men had entered their gurdwara at night and tore Angs of the holy Guru. However, on interrogation he admitted to lying. Also on 19 October, a woman Balwinder Kaur, 53, was arrested for alleged desecration of the holy book in Ghawaddi, Ludhiana. She had allegedly entered the gurdwara early in the morning and desecrated Angs of Guru Granth Sahib. She had served in the gurdwara for two decades. Balwinder later admitted to tearing the Angs. Sikandar"
"Muslim bhagats of the Bhakti movement sant tradition in medieval India. The thirteen Hindu bhagats whose teachings were entered into the text included Ramananda, Namdev, Pipa, Ravidas, Beni, Bhikhan, Dhanna, Jaidev, Parmanand, Sadhana, Sain, Sur, Trilochan, while the two Muslim bhagats were Kabir and Sufi saint Farid. The Guru Granth Sahib is the holy scripture of the Sikhs, and regarded as the living Guru. The Guru Granth started as a volume of Guru Nanak's poetic compositions. Prior to his death, he passed on his volume to Guru Angad (Guru 1539–1551). The final version of the Gurū Granth Sāhib was compiled"