Guru Angad

Guru Angad
Guru Angad
ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ
	Miniature painting depiction of Guru Angad
Personal
Born	Lehna; 31 March 1504; Matte-di-Sarai (Sarainaga), Sri Muktsar Sahib, Panjab
Died	29 March 1552 (aged 47); Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran district
Religion	Sikhism
Spouse	Mata Khivi
Children	Baba Dasu (1521–1598); Baba Dattu (1524–1575); Bibi Amro (1529–1601) ; Bibi Anokhi (1531–1608)
Parent(s)	Mata Ramo and Baba Pheru Mal
Known for	Standardising the Gurmukhi Script
Other names	Second Master; Second Nanak
Religious career
Based in	Khadur
Predecessor	Guru Nanak
Successor	Guru Amar Das

Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552;^[2] Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː əŋgəd̯ᵊ]) was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism. After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with Nanak for many years, Nanak gave Lehna the name Angad ("my own limb"),^[3] and chose Angad as the second Sikh Guru.^[4]^[5]^[6]

After the death of Guru Nanak in 1539, Guru Angad led the Sikh tradition.^[7]^[8] He is remembered in Sikhism for adopting and formalising the Gurmukhi alphabet.^[9]^[5] He began the process of compiling the hymns of Nanak and contributed 62 or 63 Saloks of his own.^[5] Instead of his own son, he chose his disciple Amar Das as his successor and the third Guru of Sikhism.^[7]^[8]

^ H. S. Singha (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries). Hemkunt Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1.
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^ Clarke, Peter B.; Beyer, Peter (2009). The World's Religions: Continuities and Transformations. Abingdon: Routledge. p. 565. ISBN 9781135210991.
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^ Shackle, Christopher; Mandair, Arvind-Pal Singh (2005). Teachings of the Sikh Gurus: Selections from the Sikh Scriptures. United Kingdom: Routledge. xiii–xiv. ISBN 0-415-26604-1.
^ ^a ^b Kushwant Singh. "Amar Das, Guru (1479–1574)". Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjab University Patiala. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b William Owen Cole; Piara Singh Sambhi (1995). The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Sussex Academic Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-1-898723-13-4.
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[1] H. S. Singha (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries). Hemkunt Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1.

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[3] Clarke, Peter B.; Beyer, Peter (2009). The World's Religions: Continuities and Transformations. Abingdon: Routledge. p. 565. ISBN 9781135210991.

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[Shackle_2005-6] Shackle, Christopher; Mandair, Arvind-Pal Singh (2005). Teachings of the Sikh Gurus: Selections from the Sikh Scriptures. United Kingdom: Routledge. xiii–xiv. ISBN 0-415-26604-1.

[eosamardas-7] Kushwant Singh. "Amar Das, Guru (1479–1574)". Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjab University Patiala. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

[cole20-8] William Owen Cole; Piara Singh Sambhi (1995). The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Sussex Academic Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-1-898723-13-4.

[Mandair2013p35-9] Cite error: The named reference Mandair2013p35 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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