Rup Chand blinked. "Listen? I know the rituals."
Most religions have holy books. But in 1708, before his death, the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, did something radical. He declared the line of human Gurus—from Guru Nanak (1469-1539) to himself—to be ended. In their place, he installed a text as the eternal, living Guru of the Sikhs. guru granth sahib in english
is more than just the central holy scripture of Sikhism; it is revered as the Eternal Living Guru Rup Chand blinked
The Guru Granth Sahib is the central religious scripture of Sikhism, but it is far more than a book. Sikhs revere it as the living Guru —the final, eternal spiritual authority. Composed over a span of 200 years (from 1469 to 1666), it contains the hymns of not only the Sikh Gurus but also the devotional verses of Hindu and Muslim saints, such as Kabir, Namdev, and Farid. But in 1708, before his death, the tenth