Evolution Of Khalsa
Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of Sikhism, was born in 1469 in the village of Talwandi (in Pakistan since division of India on 15 August 1947). Guru Nanak Dev Ji's mission was to show the humanity a true way of life and teach the oppressed to fight against tyranny and injustice. Guru Nanak Dev Ji preachings were continued by the 9 successor Gurus who were carefully selected by the predecessor Guru. Despite their different physical appearances, all the ten were in fact "ONE". The Divine Enlightenment which initially appeared in Guru Nanak Dev Ji was passed on to the 9 persons regarded as "Gurus" which means that the guiding, supervising and driving force behind Sikhism was that of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Now this Divine Enlightenment lies within the “Word Guru” Guru Granth Sahib. In the beginning, Guru Nanak Dev Ji was inspired by “The Word” (The Creator) and in the end, Guruship was entrusted to “The Word”.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji completed the mission in his tenth physical form as Guru Gobind Singh Ji. It took a total of 230 years when in 1699 he gave final shape to the Sikhs and called them the Khalsa (The Pure i.e. spiritually enlightened ones). Guru Ji defined the code of conduct (Rehat) and outlined the physical appearance through 5K’s as essential part of the uniform for the Sikhs. The guruship was entrusted to Guru Granth Sahib Ji “The Word Guru” and not to the human guru. Khalsa was to lead life like a Saint and a soldier (Sunt – Sipahi).
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Date (First Published) :11 March 2000
Date (Modified) : 26 March 2008