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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 103034" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>A little about the early organization of Sikh faith under Guru Amardas ji</p><p></p><p>[FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms]<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #c02105">A</span></span></span><span style="color: Sienna">ll the same he took many significant steps. He established new centres for conveying to the people the message of Guru Nanak. Guru Amardas ji, condemnned Hindus for Sati, allowed widow remarriage and against Caste systems he started Guru Ka Langar. He passed on his Guru Ship to his son in law, Ramdas Sodhi, who was his most devoted disciple. Guru Amardas ji organised the proleystaion of Sikh faith into Manjis. He divided the area into 22 branches called Manjis and appointed a local Sikh preacher at each place. The preacher sat on a Manji (a cot) while the congregation all around it. Here are the name of the people he appointed to preach Sikhism. </span></span>[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms]<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna">in the are of Majha (Amritsar, Lahore, Sialkote)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 1. Manak Chand Jhinwar (Water Carrier) at Variowal in Amritsar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 2. Sada ram, a Blacksmith near Amritsar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 3. Hindal at Jandiala near Amritsar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 4. Gangu Shah banker at Lahore.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 5. Mutho-Murari, a devoted couple, at Chunian in Lahore Dist.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna">In Jalandhar Doab</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 1. Paro Julka at Jalandar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 2. Mahesh Dhir at Sultanpur Lodi.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna">In Kangra Hills.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 1. Sawan mal, Nephew of Guru Amar Das, at Haripur Guler.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 2. Name not given, at Dharamsala.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna">Kashmir Hills.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 1. Phirya at Mirpur.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna">Malwa (Area of Patiala, Ludhiana, Bhatinda)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 1. Kheira at Firozpur.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 2. Mai Das Bairagi in charge of Ludhiana dist.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 3. Mai Bhago at village Wayun, tehsil Kharar, dist. Rupar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 4. Mai Sewan at Village Gardnoh in Patiala District.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 5. Sachna Shah in charge of Ambala distt.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna">Sind</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> 1. Lalu in chage of some area in Sind.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span>[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms]<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"> </span></span>[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms]<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Sienna"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">H</span></span>e started the system of holding two annual gatherings of his disciples from all over the country. At his headquarters, he undertook the construction of a baoli (a well with a perennial source of spring water). For the Sikhs the headquarters of the Guru and this baoli became a holy place of pilgrimage. </span></span>[/FONT]</p><p></p><p>from the sikh history site.</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px">We can see that as early as the 3 rd Guru the Sikh faith was being organized according to places of worship, common prayers, a canonical scripture, administrators to tend to the needs of the faithful, and many other structures that we associate with a religion. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px">So it would be good not to play mind-games. In some ways Sikhism is arguably a universal religion. The Guru's did not have the view that Sikhs was a faith with a membership mentality that was organized to include only some and exclude everyone else. Sikhism is also a "path" a road to salvation. All these concepts defy the use of categories like Ism's and ite's and "ian's" and "im's"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 103034, member: 35"] A little about the early organization of Sikh faith under Guru Amardas ji [FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=5][COLOR=#c02105]A[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=Sienna]ll the same he took many significant steps. He established new centres for conveying to the people the message of Guru Nanak. Guru Amardas ji, condemnned Hindus for Sati, allowed widow remarriage and against Caste systems he started Guru Ka Langar. He passed on his Guru Ship to his son in law, Ramdas Sodhi, who was his most devoted disciple. Guru Amardas ji organised the proleystaion of Sikh faith into Manjis. He divided the area into 22 branches called Manjis and appointed a local Sikh preacher at each place. The preacher sat on a Manji (a cot) while the congregation all around it. Here are the name of the people he appointed to preach Sikhism. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=Sienna]in the are of Majha (Amritsar, Lahore, Sialkote) 1. Manak Chand Jhinwar (Water Carrier) at Variowal in Amritsar. 2. Sada ram, a Blacksmith near Amritsar. 3. Hindal at Jandiala near Amritsar. 4. Gangu Shah banker at Lahore. 5. Mutho-Murari, a devoted couple, at Chunian in Lahore Dist. In Jalandhar Doab 1. Paro Julka at Jalandar. 2. Mahesh Dhir at Sultanpur Lodi. In Kangra Hills. 1. Sawan mal, Nephew of Guru Amar Das, at Haripur Guler. 2. Name not given, at Dharamsala. Kashmir Hills. 1. Phirya at Mirpur. Malwa (Area of Patiala, Ludhiana, Bhatinda) 1. Kheira at Firozpur. 2. Mai Das Bairagi in charge of Ludhiana dist. 3. Mai Bhago at village Wayun, tehsil Kharar, dist. Rupar. 4. Mai Sewan at Village Gardnoh in Patiala District. 5. Sachna Shah in charge of Ambala distt. Sind 1. Lalu in chage of some area in Sind. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=Sienna] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=Sienna][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=5]H[/SIZE][/FONT]e started the system of holding two annual gatherings of his disciples from all over the country. At his headquarters, he undertook the construction of a baoli (a well with a perennial source of spring water). For the Sikhs the headquarters of the Guru and this baoli became a holy place of pilgrimage. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] from the sikh history site. [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3] [SIZE=2]We can see that as early as the 3 rd Guru the Sikh faith was being organized according to places of worship, common prayers, a canonical scripture, administrators to tend to the needs of the faithful, and many other structures that we associate with a religion. So it would be good not to play mind-games. In some ways Sikhism is arguably a universal religion. The Guru's did not have the view that Sikhs was a faith with a membership mentality that was organized to include only some and exclude everyone else. Sikhism is also a "path" a road to salvation. All these concepts defy the use of categories like Ism's and ite's and "ian's" and "im's" [/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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