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'''Salis Rai | '''Salis Rai''',also Called Johri Salis Rai or Salis Rai Johri, was a [[Jain]] who lived in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]], during 15th Century when Guru Nanak Dev visited Patna. He was Johri by profession i.e Jeweler. | ||
Salis Rai Jouri was a great devotee of [[Guru Nanak]] and one of his ancestors | during 1660's when the ninth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] with his wife wife [[Mata Gujri]] visited this ancient city on his way to Assam with [[Raja Ram Singh]]. Worried that the arduous trip to Assam would be too difficult for Mata Gujri, arrangements were made for her to stay at the haveli of Salis Rai Jouri at Patna. Having traveled about 170km to the east to the village of [[Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur, Munger|Munger]] the news reached the Guru that his child ([[Guru Gobind Singh|Gobind Rai]]) had been born. | ||
Salis Rai Jouri was a great devotee of [[Guru Nanak]] and one of his ancestors is believed to have met the founder Guru on his [[Udasis]] (journey) to the East. He was so much influenced by the teachings of the Guru that he converted his haveli (palatial home) into a dharamsala (place where dharam is learned). | |||
Noted author Khushwant Singh notes that many eminent Jains admired the Sikh Gurus and came to their help in difficult times. When the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur, was on his preaching mission in east India, he and his family were invited by Salis Rai Johri to stay in his haveli in [[Patna]]. | Noted author Khushwant Singh notes that many eminent Jains admired the Sikh Gurus and came to their help in difficult times. When the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur, was on his preaching mission in east India, he and his family were invited by Salis Rai Johri to stay in his haveli in [[Patna]]. | ||
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Salis Rai,also Called Johri Salis Rai or Salis Rai Johri, was a Jain who lived in Patna, Bihar, India, during 15th Century when Guru Nanak Dev visited Patna. He was Johri by profession i.e Jeweler.
during 1660's when the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur with his wife wife Mata Gujri visited this ancient city on his way to Assam with Raja Ram Singh. Worried that the arduous trip to Assam would be too difficult for Mata Gujri, arrangements were made for her to stay at the haveli of Salis Rai Jouri at Patna. Having traveled about 170km to the east to the village of Munger the news reached the Guru that his child (Gobind Rai) had been born.
Salis Rai Jouri was a great devotee of Guru Nanak and one of his ancestors is believed to have met the founder Guru on his Udasis (journey) to the East. He was so much influenced by the teachings of the Guru that he converted his haveli (palatial home) into a dharamsala (place where dharam is learned).
Noted author Khushwant Singh notes that many eminent Jains admired the Sikh Gurus and came to their help in difficult times. When the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur, was on his preaching mission in east India, he and his family were invited by Salis Rai Johri to stay in his haveli in Patna.
In his hukamnamas sent from Assam, the Guru Sahib referred to Patna as guru-ka-ghar — home of the Guru. Salis Rai donated half of his haveli to build a gurdwara, "Janam Asthaan" (monument recognising the birth place), because Guru Gobind Singh was born there. On the other half, he built a Shvetambar Jain Temple — both have a common wall.
==Takhat Sachkhand Sri Patna Sahib==Gurdwara Pakki Sangat
This house of Salis Rai Jouri is one of only five Takhats or Seats of Authority of the Sikhs built in remembrance of the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Like many historical Gurdwara's in India and Pakistan, the forerunner of present Gurdwara was initiated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Mullah Ahmed Bukhari, the author of "Mirat-ul-Ahwal Jahan Nama", who stayed at Patna for some time at the close of 18th century, has made a reference to "Harmandir Sahib". He writes, "Over the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs have raised a public edifice, made it a place of power and strength, and call it 'Harmandir'.
It is also called 'Sangat' and is held in great esteem and veneration. They have made it a place of pilgrimage. Maharaja Ranjit Singh started the work of reconstructing the Harmandir in 1839 following destruction by fire, but did not survive to see the new structure.
Again in 1934, when an earthquake rocked the entire state of Bihar, some portions of the Harmandir fell down. Construction of the present building was taken up on November 19, 1954 and was completed in about three years.
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