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    (In Panjabi) Exegesis Of Gurbani Based On Sri Guru Granth Sahib

    Dear Dalvinder Singh Grewal ji Just a humble correction. I thought 'Gurmukhi' was a script (Lippi) not a language (Bhasha). I hope you do not mind my suggestion. This is analogous to Hindi being a language and 'Devnagri' being script in which Hindi is written. Serjinder Singh
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    Near Death Experiences

    Re: Near Death Experiencess At the time of near death the supply of oxygen to the brain begins to dwindle on stopping the heart. Somehow the supply of oxygen to neurons involved in memory storage and memory retrieval diminishes depending on when the memories were stored. The earliest memories...
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    Bani Recited By The 10th Guru For Amrit Pan

    Japuji and Anand Sahib are the only two banis in the earliest references as given by Kesar Singh Chibber in Gurbilas in 1751 AD. Sukha Singh a granthi of Anandpur added Jaap Sahib in 1795 and Rattan Singh Bhangoo in1841 replaced Jaap Sahib with Chandi di Vaar and Swayyey with Chandi Charitar. A...
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    Dasam Granth And The 'Bani' Recited In Khande Di Pahul

    Ganda Singh the famous Sikh historian in 1951 looked at the banis that were recited at the time of Khalsa creation at Anandpur in 1699. He looked at all the writings mentioning this event and any mention of banis recited. This was done chronologically scanning the writings on this...
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    What Is Really In The Contents Of The Dasam Granth?

    The year that is given for the execution of Baz Singh is Bikrami 1773 that is 1716 AD given the difference of 57 years between the two calendars. The precise date for the execution as per that yantri of Pal Singh Purewal works out to be 9th of June 1716. The execution of BabaBanda is given on...
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    Learn Punjabi ਕ਼ Kakka Pair Bindi

    spnadmin ji "Like many other things about Sikhi, the invention of Gurmukhi was to turn something that was complicated and turn it into something that is beautifully simple. Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network...
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    What Is Really In The Contents Of The Dasam Granth?

    ChanPardesi ji I appreciate your interest in the history of this tragic period of Sikh history. I certainly do not claim to have read as extensively as you have. However, the feelings about different personalities of the period are similar. I remember having read about the adventures of this...
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    What Is Really In The Contents Of The Dasam Granth?

    Gyani Jarnail Singh “And to add to the Interesting points rasied by Chan pardesi Ji above...If I may add..the BANDA SINGH BAHADUR was also SABOTAGED by the so called TATT KHALSA LOBBY of Mughal Friendly Sikhs...IF the SIKHS had been UNITED..nothing could have stopped Banda Singh form...
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    A Sikh Without His Flowing Hair And Turban

    As an amritdhari Sikh I wouldn't bother about what others do or don't do to their 'Kes'. i would judge them if I am forced to by their love for the 'one' God who is present in every body. Thus, ਕਬੀਰ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਇਕ ਸਿਉ ਕੀਏ ਆਨ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਭਾਵੈ ਲਾਂਬੇ ਕੇਸ ਕਰੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਘਰਰਿ ਮੁਡਾਇ ॥੨੫॥ SGGS page 1365...
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    Learn Punjabi ਕ਼ Kakka Pair Bindi

    <?"urn::office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> Scripts of different languages are not always perfect. The deficiencies get noticed when one comes across sounds that are new and don’t correspond to the new sounds. These new sounds mostly are noticed either when speakers come across speakers of non-native...
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    Learn Punjabi A Guru Nanak Glossary By Christopher Shackle

    Ishna ji Are you talking about the book, "Dictionary of Guru Granth Sahib" by Professor Surindar Singh Kohli, or is there some other Professor "Sohil"mentioned in some posts above? Serjinder Singh
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    Gurus Significance Of Contemporary Persian Sources Relating To Guru Gobind Singh

    [/INDENT] We mostly hear Sikh preachers give details of Saka Chamkaur where it is said the Garhi of Chamkaur was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers, evne a million. It is confusing to read that the Sirhind ruler sent only seven hundred soldiers to the siege. Since Sirhind was...
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    Sikhism Sikh History From Persian Sources - Edited By J.S.Grewal And Irfan Habib

    Sango Shah (actually Sangram Shah) was sixth Guruji's son-in-law and tenth Guruji's uncle (Phuffar ji) married to Bibi Veero and not some cook. He along with his other brothers participated in the battle of Bhangani. 'Kirpal' (acturally Kirpal Chand) also was tenth Guruji's uncle (mamaji, mother...
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    Aasaa Di Vaar To First Pauri: Āpīnĥai āp Sāji▫o / ਆਪੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੈ ਆਪੁ ਸਾਜਿਓ

    A ‘vaar is a folk singing style that was sung by ‘Dhadis’ using basically ‘Dhud’, a small hand-held drum played using fingers of one hand hitting the side of the drum while the other hand works on a chord wrapped around the tightening strings of the drum to modulate the pitch and tone of the...
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    Coinage Rarest Coin Of 1804 With Pic Of Shree Guru Nanak Dev Ji

    Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh The role of those earning their livelihood by living and working in pilgrimage places from the visits of pilgrims to holy places by selling fake tokens as coins, it appears, was not confined just to Brahaman Pandas but also to Sikh Mahants, Masands...
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