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The Divine Journeys of Guru Nanak Dev
According to the Puratan Janamsakhi, which is one of the oldest account of the life history of Guru Nanak states that Guru Ji undertook five missionary journeys (udasiya) to far away places like Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Mecca, Baghdad, Kamroop (Assam), and Tashkand etc. Guru ji travelled far and wide to spread the word of Gurbani and covered most of India, present day Bangladesh, Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, South West China, Afganistans, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, West Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan
- FIRST UDASI: (1500-1506 AD) Sultanpur, Tulamba (modern Makhdumpur, zila Multan), Panipat, Delhi, Banaras (Varanasi), Nanakmata (zila Nainital, U.P.), Tanda Vanjara (zila Rampur), Kamrup (Assam), Asa Desh (Assam), Saidpur (modern Eminabad, Pakistan), Pasrur (Pakistan), Sialkot (Pakistan).
- SECOND UDASI: (1506-1513 AD) Dhanasri Valley, Sangladip (Ceylon).
- THIRD UDASI: (1514-1518 AD) Kashmir, Sumer Parbat, Nepal, Tashkand.
- FOURTH UDASI: (1519-1521 AD) Mecca and the Arab countries.
- FIFTH UDASI: (1523-1524 AD) Places within the Punjab.
Alternative Account:
The following is an account by: Harbhajan Singh S.E. (retd.) 2/1 Sanjay Nagar JAMMU-180010.
To spread his gospel, Gur Nanak ji traveled widely throughout Asia . To this end he undertook four Udasis (Tours).The first udasi(1500-1505A.D) was to the central and eastern parts of India.Second udasi (1506-1509) took him to important towns and religious centers of south India, including Sri Lanka.During the third Udasi (1514-1516) Guru Nanak traveled to Gangetic plains, Bihar, Nepal, Lahsa, Leh, upto Tashkand, and back to Punjab via Kashmir valley. The fourth Udasi (1518-1521) took him to various Arab countries.
Links
External Links:
- "SikhSpectrum.com." Guru Nanak in Tibet. Accessed on 8th June, 2005.
- "www.info-sikh.com." Guru Nanak in Tibet. Accessed on 8th June, 2005.
- "www.sikhe.com." Guru Nanak in Tibet. Accessed on 8th June, 2005.
