Ten Sikh Gurus

The Ten Gurus of Sikhism

Sikhism was established by ten Gurus, teachers or masters, over the period 1469 to 1708. These teachers were enlightened souls whose main purpose in life was the spiritual and moral well-being of the masses. Each master added to and reinforced the message taught by the previous, resulting to the creation of the religion of Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev was the first Guru and Guru Gobind Singh the final Guru in human form. When Guru Gobind Singh left this world, he made the Sri Guru Granth Sahib the ultimate and final Sikh Guru.

The ten Gurus were:

1. Guru Nanak Dev
2. Guru Angad Dev
3. Guru Amar Das
4. Guru Ram Das
5. Guru Arjan Dev
6. Guru Hargobind
7. Guru Har Rai
8. Guru Har Krishan
9. Guru Teg Bahadur
10. Guru Gobind Singh

The perpetual and current Guru of the Sikhs is the Guru Granth Sahib, which is sometime referred to as the Holy Book of the Sikhs.

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