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Deities

Guru Nanak

The First Guru

Tradition · Sikh

Period · 1469-1539 CE

✓ Guardian-reviewed

Historical Period15c CE

1469-1539 CE

3000 BCELate MedievalPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Ik Onkār Satnām / Vāhegurū

Gender: transcendent
Sacred Number(s): 1 · 5 · 10
Sacred Colours: saffron (Nishan Sahib)white
Sacred Flowers: white flowers
Sacred Offerings: kaṛāh prasād (pudding of flour-ghee-sugar) · langar (communal meal)

Primary Scriptures

4 sources

Śrī Guru Granth Sāhibsacred-scripture
Composed compiled 1604, final 1708
Japji Sāhibbani
Guru Nanak, opening bani of Guru Granth Sahib
Ādi Granthsacred-scripture
Guru Arjan
Composed 1604
Janamsākhīshagiography
Composed 16th–18th c.

Guru Nanak

The Founder of Sikhism

Overview

Guru Nanak (ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ) was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.

Key Facts

Born: 1469, Nankana Sahib
Died: 1539, Kartarpur
Religion: Sikhism
Successor: Guru Angad

Teachings

NaamJapna (Meditation on God's name)
Kirat Karo (Earn honestly)
Wand Chako (Share with others)
Work honestly

Source: Sikh tradition

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MantraIk Onkār Satnām / Vāhegurū

Sacred flowers: white flowers
Offerings: kaṛāh prasād (pudding of flour-ghee-sugar)langar (communal meal)
Sacred colours: saffron (Nishan Sahib)white
Sacred numbers: 1510

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Śrī Guru Granth Sāhibsacred-scripturecompiled 1604, final 1708
Japji Sāhibbani
Guru Nanak, opening bani of Guru Granth Sahib
Ādi Granthsacred-scripture1604
Guru Arjan
Janamsākhīshagiography16th–18th c.

Sources & provenance

📖 2 Tertiary

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Supporting referenceOther
Sikh tradition
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Supporting referenceOther
Janamsakhis

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📜 Primary Scriptural Sources