Guru Nanak Dev ji was born in 1469 and started the new religion of Sikhism. Sikhism stresses that one can be spiritual person while leading the life of a householder. read more
(Guru Nanak, Sri Rag, pg. 17) The word "Guru" is a Sanskrit word meaning teacher, honoured person, religious person or saint. Sikhism though has a very specific definition of the word Guru. It means the descent of divine guidance to mankind provided through ten Enlightened Masters. read more
Guru Ji said – "Sab Sikhan ko hokam hai Guru Manyo Granth" meaning "All Sikhs are commanded to take the Granth as Guru" So today if asked, the Sikhs will tell you that they have a total of 11 Gurus. read more
Guru Nanak Dev, first of the 10 gurus, founded the Sikh faith and introduced the concept of one God. He was the son of Kalyan Das ji (Mehta Kalu ji) and Mata Tripta ji and the brother of Bibi Nanaki. read more