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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
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ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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Hindu Group Accused Of 'hijacking' Other Faiths
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 125934" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Hindu group accused of 'hijacking' other faiths</strong></p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/religion-and-beliefs/news/article.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10642345" target="_blank">Hindu group accused of 'hijacking' other faiths - Religion and Beliefs - NZ Herald News</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> A Hindu group organising a conference aimed at uniting the different religions that flowed out of India is instead being accused of attempting to "create confusion" and "hijacking" followers of other faiths.</p><p></p><p> The Hindu Council is organising the third Hindu conference in July with the theme of "Sustaining New Zealand through strengthening bond amongst communities".</p><p></p><p> It has invited followers of other "Dharma" faiths, such as Sikhism, Buddhism and Taoism, to participate and is working with a Buddhist monk to promote the event.</p><p></p><p> However, some religious leaders say the council is attempting to create the impression that Hinduism has a bigger following and influence in New Zealand than it actually does and to mislead non-believers into thinking that all Dharma-based groups are the same and could fall under the umbrella of Hinduism.</p><p></p><p> In the promotional materials, the organisers have classified the different faiths as "Bharatiya Dharma" or "Dharma groups".</p><p></p><p> Verpal Singh, chairman of the Sikh Centre, said: "'Bharatiya Dharam' sounds like a figleaf for claiming Sikhs are Hindus, along with Jains and Buddhists. The term 'Dharma group' sounds like a twist to the claim of Buddhism being part of Hinduism, and Buddha being one of the incarnations of Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity."</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Mr Singh said he was concerned at what the Hindu organisers wanted to achieve through "this sort of dishonest depiction of reality".</p><p></p><p> The Sikh leader said that although he wished the organisers well, he could not bring himself to attend because it would be "like a Jew attending a Nazi conference".</p><p></p><p> Malaysian Taoist elder Lee Hwa said that by portraying the different faiths as similar, or falling under the umbrella of Hinduism, the Hindu Council was trying to show it had "clout" and "strength in numbers".</p><p></p><p> "There will be politicians present at the conference, so I suspect by hijacking numbers from followers of other religions, the Hindus want to show that it has a larger following than they actually have, so these politicians will pay more attention to them," said Mr Lee, who will not be attending either.</p><p></p><p> National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and Labour MP Rajen Prasad will be at the conference, which will take place on July 15 and 16 at the Hindu Heritage Centre in Mangere.</p><p></p><p> A spokeswoman for the Hindu Council, Pritika Sharma, said it was inviting other Dharma believers to the conference because it wanted to strengthen bonds and networks among these groups. There was no intention to misrepresent or hijack other faiths.</p><p></p><p> "The only thing we are doing is providing a platform where all these different groups, while keeping their individual beliefs and identities, can come and talk to each other, network and know who is who."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 125934, member: 35"] [B]Hindu group accused of 'hijacking' other faiths[/B] [url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/religion-and-beliefs/news/article.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10642345]Hindu group accused of 'hijacking' other faiths - Religion and Beliefs - NZ Herald News[/url] A Hindu group organising a conference aimed at uniting the different religions that flowed out of India is instead being accused of attempting to "create confusion" and "hijacking" followers of other faiths. The Hindu Council is organising the third Hindu conference in July with the theme of "Sustaining New Zealand through strengthening bond amongst communities". It has invited followers of other "Dharma" faiths, such as Sikhism, Buddhism and Taoism, to participate and is working with a Buddhist monk to promote the event. However, some religious leaders say the council is attempting to create the impression that Hinduism has a bigger following and influence in New Zealand than it actually does and to mislead non-believers into thinking that all Dharma-based groups are the same and could fall under the umbrella of Hinduism. In the promotional materials, the organisers have classified the different faiths as "Bharatiya Dharma" or "Dharma groups". Verpal Singh, chairman of the Sikh Centre, said: "'Bharatiya Dharam' sounds like a figleaf for claiming Sikhs are Hindus, along with Jains and Buddhists. The term 'Dharma group' sounds like a twist to the claim of Buddhism being part of Hinduism, and Buddha being one of the incarnations of Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity." Mr Singh said he was concerned at what the Hindu organisers wanted to achieve through "this sort of dishonest depiction of reality". The Sikh leader said that although he wished the organisers well, he could not bring himself to attend because it would be "like a Jew attending a Nazi conference". Malaysian Taoist elder Lee Hwa said that by portraying the different faiths as similar, or falling under the umbrella of Hinduism, the Hindu Council was trying to show it had "clout" and "strength in numbers". "There will be politicians present at the conference, so I suspect by hijacking numbers from followers of other religions, the Hindus want to show that it has a larger following than they actually have, so these politicians will pay more attention to them," said Mr Lee, who will not be attending either. National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and Labour MP Rajen Prasad will be at the conference, which will take place on July 15 and 16 at the Hindu Heritage Centre in Mangere. A spokeswoman for the Hindu Council, Pritika Sharma, said it was inviting other Dharma believers to the conference because it wanted to strengthen bonds and networks among these groups. There was no intention to misrepresent or hijack other faiths. "The only thing we are doing is providing a platform where all these different groups, while keeping their individual beliefs and identities, can come and talk to each other, network and know who is who." [/QUOTE]
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