The Sikh Religion/Volume 1

by Max Arthur Macauliffe

 

THE SIKH RELIGION

MACAULIFFE

 

 

HENRY FROWDE, M.A.

PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
LONDON, EDINBURGH, NEW YORK
TORONTO AND MELBOURNE

 

 

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THE AUTHOR AND SOME OF HIS SIKH ASSISTANTS

 

 

THE SIKH RELIGION

ITS GURUS, SACRED WRITINGS
AND AUTHORS

BY

MAX ARTHUR MACAULIFFE

 

ਫੂਟੇ ਆਂਡਾ ਭਰਮ ਕਾ, ਮਨਿਹ ਭਇਓ ਪਰਗਾਸ;
ਕਾਟੀ ਬੇੜੀ ਪਗਹ ਤੇ, ਗੁਰੁ ਕੀਨੀ ਬੰਦ ਖਲਾਸ.

The egg of superstition hath burst; the
mind is illumined:
The Guru hath cut the fetters off the feet
and freed the captive.

Guru Arjan

 

IN SIX VOLUMES

VOL. I

 

OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1909

 

 

OXFORD

PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
BY HORACE HART, M.A.
PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY

 

 

CONTENTS OF VOL. I

1. PAGE

2. Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   v

3. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   xxxix

4. Life of Guru Nanak ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

5. Twelve Months ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   138

6. Japji ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   195

7. Asa ki War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   218

8. Rahiras ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   250

9. Sohila ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   258

10. Guru Nanak's Hymns ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    261

11. Additional Sloks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    379

 

 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. PAGE

2. VOLUME I

3. The Author and some of his Sikh assistants ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   Frontispiece

4. Guru Nanak, the Founder of the Sikh Religion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

5. VOLUME II

6. Guru Angad and a Pupil ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

7. Guru Amar Das ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   58

8. Guru Ram Das Receiving His Disciples ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   253

9. VOLUME III

10. Guru Arjan Reading the Granth Sahib ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    1

11. The Tank and Temple of Amristar ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    13

12. General View of Amristar ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    20

13. Guru Arjan's Shrine ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    101

14. VOLUME IV

15. Guru Har Gobind ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    1

16. The Akal Bunga ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    4

17. Baba Atal's Shrine ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    132

18. Guru Har Rai Blessing Young Phul ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    275

19. Guru Har Krishan ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    315

20. Guru Teg Bahadur ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    331

21. VOLUME V

22. Guru Gobind Signh ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    1

23. Fatatgarh ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    199

24. An Akali ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    210

25. Mukstar ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    214

26. The Sikh Temple (Hazur Sahib) at Nander ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    246

27. VOLUME VI

28. Namdev's Shrine at Ghuman ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    39

29. Followers of Ramanuj and Ramanand ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    105

 

 

OXFORD
PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
BY HORACE HART, M.A.
PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY