Template:AOW44: Difference between revisions

From SikhiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Akal-takhat-2.jpg|thumb|150px|left|<small>The Akal Takhat in the morning as the sun rises</small>]]
[[Image:Akal-takhat-2.jpg|thumb|150px|left|<small>The Akal Takhat in the morning as the sun rises</small>]]
<big>'''[[Akal Takhat]] : Throne of the Immortal'''</big>  
 
Two years after the Adi Granth was installed in the Harimandir Sahib, its compiler, Guru Arjan Dev ji was arrested and tortured to death by order of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir, for harbouring the enemy’s rebel son Khusro. This tragic turning point left a deep impression on the Sikh psyche in the form of a sharp and sudden awareness of the concept of martyrdom. Before his death, anticipating that the end was near, Guru Arjan Dev ji in a parting message to his son asked him to, “sit fully armed on his throne and maintain an army.” And Guru Hargobind did just that; On Monday, the fifth day of the light half of Har, Sambat 1663, Guru Hargobind ji laid the foundation of the Takhat Akal Bunga, later to be known as the Akal Takhat. <big>'''[[Akal Takhat|....Continued]]'''</big>
<big>'''[[Akal Takhat]]'''</big> : Throne of the Immortal. Two years after the [[Adi Granth]] was installed in the [[Harimandir Sahib]], its compiler, [[Guru Arjan Dev]] was arrested and tortured to death by order of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, for harbouring the enemy’s rebel son Khusro. This tragic turning point left a deep impression on the Sikh psyche in the form of a sharp and sudden awareness of the concept of martyrdom. Before his death, anticipating that the end was near, Guru Arjan Dev in a parting message to his son asked him to, “sit fully armed on Nanak's throne and maintain an army.” And [[Guru Hargobind]] did just that; On Monday, the fifth day of the light half of Har, Sambat 1663, Guru Hargobind laid the foundation of the Takhat Akal Bunga, later to be known as the ''Akal Takhat''.
 
The Akal Takhat was built a fraction lower than the Harimandir Sahib, sending a clear signal that the spiritual authority of the Harimandir Sahib supersedes that of the Takhat. A similar balancing of assertion and submission was built into Guru Hargobind’s daily routine, which alternatively highlighted the shrine, with its spiritual function and self-effacing architectural symbolism, and the throne platform, with its assertion of sovereignty and temporal authority. <big>'''[[Akal Takhat|....Continued]]'''</big>

Revision as of 21:10, 26 October 2006

The Akal Takhat in the morning as the sun rises

Akal Takhat : Throne of the Immortal. Two years after the Adi Granth was installed in the Harimandir Sahib, its compiler, Guru Arjan Dev was arrested and tortured to death by order of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, for harbouring the enemy’s rebel son Khusro. This tragic turning point left a deep impression on the Sikh psyche in the form of a sharp and sudden awareness of the concept of martyrdom. Before his death, anticipating that the end was near, Guru Arjan Dev in a parting message to his son asked him to, “sit fully armed on Nanak's throne and maintain an army.” And Guru Hargobind did just that; On Monday, the fifth day of the light half of Har, Sambat 1663, Guru Hargobind laid the foundation of the Takhat Akal Bunga, later to be known as the Akal Takhat.

The Akal Takhat was built a fraction lower than the Harimandir Sahib, sending a clear signal that the spiritual authority of the Harimandir Sahib supersedes that of the Takhat. A similar balancing of assertion and submission was built into Guru Hargobind’s daily routine, which alternatively highlighted the shrine, with its spiritual function and self-effacing architectural symbolism, and the throne platform, with its assertion of sovereignty and temporal authority. ....Continued