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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
ਜਪੁ | Jup
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: 144106" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Ksingh 1985 ji</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the link. Here it is, posted for everyone else. <a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Guru_Nanak_in_Tibet_Quotes" target="_blank">http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Guru_Nanak_in_Tibet_Quotes</a></p><p></p><p>This is from an article, "Guru Nanak in Tibet" at the SikhiWiki site, and is a wonderful summary of the Tibetan memory of Guru Nanak in his udasi to Tibet, and the Buddhist viewpoint of his life and contributions. </p><p></p><p>The actual story you report is a sakhi or life sketch told by the Tibetan Lamas. Here is the story in its entirety. It is actually written as part of a travelogue intended to give the traveler a sense of the folklore that surrounds holy places in Tibet. </p><p></p><p></p><p>My reaction.There is historical support that Guru Nanak visited Tibet, and that he made a positive impression on the lamas. We should respect the right of Tibetans to believe this story, but it has no standing within the Sikh religion, as Sikhs do not subscribe to demons. So the question about religion versus science has no context here. </p><p></p><p>Here is the similar version from the Janamsakhi. It is posted on Sikhnet in the children's section <a href="http://www.sikhnet.com/audio/guru-nanak-and-boulder" target="_blank">http://www.sikhnet.com/audio/guru-nanak-and-boulder</a> It shares some important parallels with the story of the Tibetan demon....I do not want at this time to say whose Janamskahi this originates from, or if it is originally told by Bhai Bala. I am not sure. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now once again, I don't see this as a question of religion versus science. I see it more as a matter of truth versus fiction. The janamsakhi falls into a group of life sketches in which Guru Nanak is made to look a miracle worker. But Guruji himself rejected miracles in his bani in many places, and there are other sakhis which contradict the "miracle" working image of Guru Nanak. All of this makes for a good conversation.</p><p></p><p>The janamsakhi are a slippery slope. There are several collections of them and they are inconsistent with each other. Some can be validated because they match what Guruji relates in his hymns in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Others are likely to be pure fiction, told to make ordinary things and places seem full of holiness. And the motivation may be to collect money and tribute from pilgrims who travel to the site of the "miracle." We have a thread on janamsakhi and the difficulties that scholars have encountered with them. </p><p></p><p>Janam-Sakhis: The FABEL-ous Cultural Heritage</p><p><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sakhis/34418-janam-sakhis-fabel-ous-cultural-heritage.html" target="_blank">http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sakhis/34418-janam-sakhis-fabel-ous-cultural-heritage.html</a></p><p></p><p>I have uploaded an excellent scholarly work on this subject as a pdf file. See the attachment. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 144106, member: 35"] Ksingh 1985 ji Thanks for the link. Here it is, posted for everyone else. [url]http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Guru_Nanak_in_Tibet_Quotes[/url] This is from an article, "Guru Nanak in Tibet" at the SikhiWiki site, and is a wonderful summary of the Tibetan memory of Guru Nanak in his udasi to Tibet, and the Buddhist viewpoint of his life and contributions. The actual story you report is a sakhi or life sketch told by the Tibetan Lamas. Here is the story in its entirety. It is actually written as part of a travelogue intended to give the traveler a sense of the folklore that surrounds holy places in Tibet. My reaction.There is historical support that Guru Nanak visited Tibet, and that he made a positive impression on the lamas. We should respect the right of Tibetans to believe this story, but it has no standing within the Sikh religion, as Sikhs do not subscribe to demons. So the question about religion versus science has no context here. Here is the similar version from the Janamsakhi. It is posted on Sikhnet in the children's section [url]http://www.sikhnet.com/audio/guru-nanak-and-boulder[/url] It shares some important parallels with the story of the Tibetan demon....I do not want at this time to say whose Janamskahi this originates from, or if it is originally told by Bhai Bala. I am not sure. Now once again, I don't see this as a question of religion versus science. I see it more as a matter of truth versus fiction. The janamsakhi falls into a group of life sketches in which Guru Nanak is made to look a miracle worker. But Guruji himself rejected miracles in his bani in many places, and there are other sakhis which contradict the "miracle" working image of Guru Nanak. All of this makes for a good conversation. The janamsakhi are a slippery slope. There are several collections of them and they are inconsistent with each other. Some can be validated because they match what Guruji relates in his hymns in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Others are likely to be pure fiction, told to make ordinary things and places seem full of holiness. And the motivation may be to collect money and tribute from pilgrims who travel to the site of the "miracle." We have a thread on janamsakhi and the difficulties that scholars have encountered with them. Janam-Sakhis: The FABEL-ous Cultural Heritage [url]http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sakhis/34418-janam-sakhis-fabel-ous-cultural-heritage.html[/url] I have uploaded an excellent scholarly work on this subject as a pdf file. See the attachment. :) [/QUOTE]
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