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'''Bhagat''' refers to a Holy Person who leads a life of spirituality and dedication to God. A Bhagat is an Eastern equivalent to a Christian Saint, a [[Sant]]. The word Bhagat comes from the Sanskrit word ''Bhakti'', which means devotion, love etc. A Bhagat may also be a Guru in which case he would have a huge following or [[Sangat]] | '''Bhagat''' refers to a Holy Person who leads a life of spirituality and dedication to God. A Bhagat is an Eastern equivalent to a Christian Saint, a [[Sant]]. The word Bhagat comes from the Sanskrit word ''Bhakti'', which means devotion, love etc. A Bhagat may also be a Guru in which case he would have a huge following or [[Sangat]]. | ||
Throughout the history of Indian there have been saints and thinkers who were dissatisfied with the superstitions and the religious vagaries of the Hindus. They gradually evolved a belief in one God and preceded Guru Nanak as does the dawn before sunrise. | Throughout the history of Indian there have been saints and thinkers who were dissatisfied with the superstitions and the religious vagaries of the Hindus. They gradually evolved a belief in one God and preceded Guru Nanak as does the dawn before sunrise. | ||
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Bhagat refers to a Holy Person who leads a life of spirituality and dedication to God. A Bhagat is an Eastern equivalent to a Christian Saint, a Sant. The word Bhagat comes from the Sanskrit word Bhakti, which means devotion, love etc. A Bhagat may also be a Guru in which case he would have a huge following or Sangat.
Throughout the history of Indian there have been saints and thinkers who were dissatisfied with the superstitions and the religious vagaries of the Hindus. They gradually evolved a belief in one God and preceded Guru Nanak as does the dawn before sunrise.
The teachings of these Bhagats are given the same prominence in the SGGS, the Sikh Holy Book as the teaching of the Ten Sikh Gurus. Guru Arjan Ji selected the writings of both Hindus and Muslims with equal impartiality, according to their suitability of his purpose and religious reformation that was Sikhism.
The following Bhagats have their Bani incorporated within the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (in chronological order):
- Bhagat Jaidev Ji
- Bhagat Namdev Ji
- Bhagat Trilochan Ji
- Bhagat Parmanand Ji
- Bhagat Sadhana Ji
- Bhagat Beni Ji
- Bhagat Ramanand Ji
- Bhagat Dhanna Ji
- Bhagat Pipa Ji
- Bhagat Sain Ji
- Bhagat Kabir Ji
- Bhagat Ravidas Ji
- Baba Sheikh Farid Ji
- Bhagat Bhikhan Ji
- Bhagat Surdas Ji
In one recension of Bhai Banno's Granth, preserved at Mangat in the Gujarat district of the Punjab, contains a hymn composed by Mira Bai, Queen of Chitaur. It is believed that Guru Arjan did not give it a place in his collection because the lady lived and died an idolater.
Most of the Hindu Bhagats begans life as worshippers of idols, but by study and contemplation arrived at a system of monotheism which was appreciated by Guru Arjan. The Muhammadan Bhagts lived in Hindu centres and became largely imbued with Hindu modes of thought, while they at the same time retained their traditionsl belief in the Divine entity.
There is no account of these Bhagats in any of the classical Sikh Writings, and accounts of the Bhagats are contained in the writings of Nabhaji (the Bhagat Mal), Uddava Chidghan, Mahipati (the Bhakta Lilamirita), Ganesh Dattatre, Maharaja Raghuraj Sinha, Dahyabhai Ghelabhi Pandit, and others in various different indian languages.
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| These are the 15 Bhagats of Sikhism |
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Bhagat Beni | Bhagat Bhikhan | Bhagat Dhanna | Sheikh Farid | Bhagat Jaidev | Bhagat Kabir | Bhagat Namdev | Bhagat Parmanand | Bhagat Pipa | Bhagat Ramanand | Bhagat Ravidas | Bhagat Sadhna | Bhagat Sain | Bhagat Surdas | Bhagat Trilochan |
| Preceded by: Kalyug (pre 1200) |
Sikh Bhagats | Followed by: Guru Nanak Dev 20 October1469 - 7 May1539) |
| These are the Ten Gurus of Sikhism |
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Guru Nanak | Guru Angad Dev | Guru Amar Das | Guru Ram Das | Guru Arjan | Guru Hargobind | Guru Har Rai | Guru Har Krishan | Guru Teg Bahadur | Guru Gobind Singh |
