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Guru Nanak

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Guru Nanak [ˈnaːˌnʌk]
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(Biographies / Guru Nanak (1469-1539) M, Indian, RELIGION: religious leader, RELIGION: founder of Sikhism) 1469-1539, Indian religious leader and founder of Sikhism. Born near Lahore in India, he spent many years as a missionary before returning to the Punjab, where he gained many followers See also Ten Gurus
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Noun1.Guru Nanak - Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538)
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Sikhism - the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam
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Thousands took to the streets of Sandwell to celebrate the 540th birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh religion on Sunday.
Parade set for a repeat by Birmingham Mail (England)
Representatives from the Guru Nanak Parkash temple in Harnall Lane laid a poppy wreath at the War Memorial Park cenotaph at the Remembrance Day service on Sunday, November 8.
Laying a wreath is the least we can do by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Guru Nanak is said to have visited Hasan Abdal in 1521, inspiring locals with his spiritual teachings and leaving a hand print in stone.
Indian Sikhs defy advice to pray in Pakistan by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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