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Gurbani (14-53)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
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Thittee (296-300)
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Thintteen (343-344)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
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Kaafee (365-409)
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Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
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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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Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Mundavanee Mehl 5
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<blockquote data-quote="Neutral Singh" data-source="post: 1391" data-attributes="member: 2"><p><strong>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">History/Founder/important persons/saints</span>[/size][/font]</strong>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">:</span>[/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 10px"> Taoism (or, Daoism) was adopted as the state religion of China in the fifth century. Taoism is based on the work, The Tao-te-Ching, believed to have been written around 600 BCE (Scholars place the book at no earlier than 300 BCE) and attributed to the philosopher Lao Tse. The true beginning of the Taoist religion is placed in the first century with the adoption of Lao Tse's philosophy by the teacher Zhang Dao Ling. Another important figure is Chuang-tse, but the important Taoist work of the same name attributed to him was most likely authored by his disciples. </span>[/font]</p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 9px">[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/font]</span>[/font]</strong>[/font]<strong>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Current leader/governing body: </span>[/size][/font]</strong>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1][/size]</strong>[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">None. Taoism is a widespread and largely autonomous faith. </span>[/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Number of Adherents:</span>[/size][size=-1] [/size]</strong>[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">About two hundred million worldwide.</span>[/size][/font] </p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Clergy: </span>[/size]</strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #030009">Varies. There are Taoist ritual masters, teachers, etc., but most Taoists practice privately.</span>[/size][/font]</p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #333333"><strong>Churches/Temples: </strong></span>[/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #030009">Taoists worship in temples, and at home altars.</span>[/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][/size][/font]</p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Requirements to join:</span>[/size][size=-1] [/size]</strong>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">None.</span>[/size][/font][/font]</p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Scripture:</span>[/size][size=-1] [/size]</strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">In the fifth century, a Taoist teacher named Lu Xiu Jing attempted to compile a Taoist canon. Works he included totaled nearly fifteen hundred! The most important of these remains the </span>[/size][/font]Tao Te Ching[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">, or, "The Way and its power."</span>[/size][/font]</p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Required observances, dietary restrictions:</span>[/size][size=-1] [/size]</strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">In Taoism, practice is considered more important than creed, although different sects do have established doctrines, none is universal. Meditation is an important practice for many believers.</span>[/size][/font] </p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Holidays and observances: </span>[/size]</strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">i</span>[/size][size=-1]<span style="color: #d20000"><span style="color: #060606">mportant days include birthdays of the gods, the remembrance of Kwan Yin, and regular fast days throughout the month.</span></span>[/size][/font]</p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Basic teachings and Beliefs of Taoism: </span>[/size]</strong>[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Taoism, or "The Way," is the natural order, or the force that flows through all living things. Tao is less a Deity than transcendent reality; however, as Taoism in China is inextricably bound up with folk traditions, there are also a variety of minor deities, which are generally considered aspects of the Tao. Taoists seek equilibrium above all else, and many traditional practices, such as acupuncture or other forms of 'Chinese medicine' are founded on this principal.[/size][/font] </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Code of Conduct:</span>[/size]</strong> [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">Taoists generally follow a sort of Golden Rule, but the principal Taoist ethic is called Wu-wei, or no-action, meaning to seek equalibrium and follow the natural order.</span>[/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #333333">Symbols of Taoism:</span>[/size][size=-1] [/size]</strong>[size=-1]<span style="color: #060606">The Yin/Yang symbol, a circle divided into equal areas of light and darkness, symbolizing equalibrium and the harmony of opposites, is the most well known.</span>[/size][/font]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neutral Singh, post: 1391, member: 2"] [b][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#333333]History/Founder/important persons/saints[/color][/size][/font][/b][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#333333]:[/color][/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2] Taoism (or, Daoism) was adopted as the state religion of China in the fifth century. Taoism is based on the work, The Tao-te-Ching, believed to have been written around 600 BCE (Scholars place the book at no earlier than 300 BCE) and attributed to the philosopher Lao Tse. The true beginning of the Taoist religion is placed in the first century with the adoption of Lao Tse's philosophy by the teacher Zhang Dao Ling. Another important figure is Chuang-tse, but the important Taoist work of the same name attributed to him was most likely authored by his disciples. [/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=1][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/font][/size][/font][/b][/font][b][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#333333]Current leader/governing body: [/color][/size][/font][/b][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#d20000][/color][/size][/b][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#060606]None. Taoism is a widespread and largely autonomous faith. [/color][/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Number of Adherents:[/color][/size][size=-1][color=#000099] [/color][/size][/b][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#060606]About two hundred million worldwide.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Clergy: [/color][/size][/b][size=-1][color=#030009]Varies. There are Taoist ritual masters, teachers, etc., but most Taoists practice privately.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#333333][b]Churches/Temples: [/b][/color][/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#030009]Taoists worship in temples, and at home altars.[/color][/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#333333][/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Requirements to join:[/color][/size][size=-1][color=#000099] [/color][/size][/b][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#060606]None.[/color][/size][/font][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Scripture:[/color][/size][size=-1][color=#000099] [/color][/size][/b][size=-1][color=#060606]In the fifth century, a Taoist teacher named Lu Xiu Jing attempted to compile a Taoist canon. Works he included totaled nearly fifteen hundred! The most important of these remains the [/color][/size][/font]Tao Te Ching[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#060606], or, "The Way and its power."[/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Required observances, dietary restrictions:[/color][/size][size=-1][color=#000099] [/color][/size][/b][size=-1][color=#060606]In Taoism, practice is considered more important than creed, although different sects do have established doctrines, none is universal. Meditation is an important practice for many believers.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Holidays and observances: [/color][/size][/b][size=-1][color=#333333]i[/color][/size][size=-1][color=#d20000][color=#060606]mportant days include birthdays of the gods, the remembrance of Kwan Yin, and regular fast days throughout the month.[/color][/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Basic teachings and Beliefs of Taoism:[color=#020006] [/color][/color][/size][/b][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Taoism, or "The Way," is the natural order, or the force that flows through all living things. Tao is less a Deity than transcendent reality; however, as Taoism in China is inextricably bound up with folk traditions, there are also a variety of minor deities, which are generally considered aspects of the Tao. Taoists seek equilibrium above all else, and many traditional practices, such as acupuncture or other forms of 'Chinese medicine' are founded on this principal.[/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Code of Conduct:[/color][/size][/b][color=#d20000] [/color][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#060606]Taoists generally follow a sort of Golden Rule, but the principal Taoist ethic is called Wu-wei, or no-action, meaning to seek equalibrium and follow the natural order.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][b][size=-1][color=#333333]Symbols of Taoism:[/color][/size][size=-1][color=#000099] [/color][/size][/b][size=-1][color=#060606]The Yin/Yang symbol, a circle divided into equal areas of light and darkness, symbolizing equalibrium and the harmony of opposites, is the most well known.[/color][/size][/font] [/QUOTE]
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