Talk:Guru Nanak/Archive 1

From December 2005 to July 2006

Dev

Hi, I was thinking about something. Why add the word 'Dev'? Guru Nanak was not a god. Isn't that an Insult to Sikhs?

--Street Scholar 18:09, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Erm, no it's definately not an insult to Sikhs. It's the form used by many Sikhs even though they believe none of the Gurus were gods. I can't explain why Dev is used, but it's the common way to refer to Guru Nanak's full name. However, as ever, more information on the origin of the name would be appreciated. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 18:34, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't really agree with you, I think it should be edited out. From what I understand only Hindus who don't believe in monotheism use this title, i.e the Punjabi Hindus. Only Ignorant Sikhs would use this word. --Street_Scholar 20:29, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Dev is not just used to mean a God. For example, Tagore was just a writer but was known as GuruDev. also i dont think monotheism is thr right word for sikhi, rather monism. what does everyone sle think?--Balvinder 23:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

No, I disagree :D Do a Google search for "Guru Nanak Dev" and see just how many prominent Sikh sites use it. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 20:51, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Sorry my bangrah dancing friend, but a majority opinion is not always a factual opinion. Maybe we can get some people to vote on this? --Street Scholar 20:55, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm a bhangra dancer now? :/ And yes, in many cases such as this, majority opinion does rule. Guru Angad Dev's real name was Lehna, so why not rename him too? Ah, because most people call him Guru Angad Dev... :D Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 21:53, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Sikhs do the Bngrah right? you're a Sikh? if not I do apologize. Mate this is an encyclopedia, not a biography-page. I don't see the point in adding 'Dev' its not part of Guru Nanak's name. If you don't remove this I'll do it myself the next time I have a look at this article. and I also note the word 'ji' this is not acceptable for an encyclopedia article. Also the other Guru's who have the same titles need to be edited. --Street Scholar 14:26, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

urm hi. i dont know if you were trying to be nasty or if you are just misinformed. if you think bhangra is something 'sikh' you are terribly misinformed. do you then think it is wise for you to be editing this article?--Balvinder 23:17, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes I'm a Sikh, but it doesn't mean I do Bhangra. 'Guru Nanak Dev' was his name - whether you like what Dev means or not. In regards to 'Ji' I agree with you. In the body of the article there really shouldn't be 'Ji' or 'Sri' or 'Shaheed' or anything of the sort - feel free to remove them. Many articles are littered with it, so feel free to remove them. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 15:13, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh you don't do the Bhangra? I know of many Jatt Sikhs who do the Bhangra. OK I'll try to fix up the article and edit out the 3 words you listed. However I'll leave the word 'Dev' if you insist.--Street Scholar 16:11, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Okay - the rest of the Sikh Guru pages need the same treatment. Also, the 'Sri' and 'Ji' bit in the Punjabi translation also needs removing. Sri Chand is a special case. He is always known as Sri Chand, not simply 'Chand'. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 16:38, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

OK, you can do the Punjabi pages, my Punjabi sucks. --Street Scholar 19:30, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I changed the Birthdate of the Guru Nanak from the 20 Oct 1469 to 15 April 1469 as per: http://www.sikhs.org/guru1.htm But I have some doubts about this because the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev seems to be also born on the 15th April 1563. Can anyone clarify which is true? JG

How many other articles list the date you have changed it to? --Street Scholar 13:44, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

NPOV tag

this article seems to take the perspective of the life of Guru Nanak, rather than a neutral, encyclopaedic perspective. Sentences such as "never did he ask anyone to follow him" sound like they've been taken out of a brochure promoting Guru Nanak. the idea here is to share knowledge instead of promoting a certain perspective.

I am removing your NPOV tag. Just because one is not a native speaker of English does not make a statement biased. "Never did he ask anyone to follow him" is easy to rewite as "Guru Nanak never asked anyone to follow him". Neither statement is POV unless you have evidence that he recruited followers. — 12.74.168.214 21:09, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree with initial poster. I have fixed the POV. 12.74.168.214, you need to bring the proof, I certainly can't find any.--Street Scholar 15:40, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Contradiction in the article....

Well, how can Guru Nanak say: "there is no Muslim or Hindu" and then later say: "Muslims should be true Muslims, and Hindus should be true Hindus" I am removing both the comments as this is a contradiction, unless if someone can bring some evidence to the alleged remarks Guru Nanak made.--Street Scholar 15:45, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Well the first comment is definately well known and attributed to Guru Nanak ([1] [2] [3] [4] - Google has hundreds of pages). Not so sure about the second though, so I've left that out for the time being. And, the two statements are not necessarily contradictory - the first statement is basically saying "All of humanity is one in the eyes of God", it does not mean that there were no Hindus or Muslims. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 16:54, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

I can only remarks that a great many scholars of Sikhism speak to Nanak's desire for Muslims to be true Muslims and Hindus to be true Hindus. A few on-line comments to that effect:

• "Guru Nanak’s proclamation - there is no Hindu or Muslim - means God does not recognise the labels people wear but their actions. He urged Hindus to be good Hindus and Muslims to be good Muslim by seeing God everywhere and in all."
• "Also, Guru Nanak harboured no religious enmity. However, he strongly denounced religious hypocrisy. Indeed, the true Muslim or Hindu was dearer to his heart than the false Sikh."
• Guru Nanak never asked a Muslim or a Hindu to become his disciple to get a place in heaven after death. He told the Muslim to become a true Muslim and to a Hindu to become a true Hindu in order to get salvation."

If you want cites from the Adi Granth to support these statements; for the Muslim see pages 140 and 141; for Hindu see page 6; among a great many others. I will repeat, if you have any evidence that Guru Nanak recruited disciples, please cite it. —12.74.169.16 05:06, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

If we were to remove all apparent contradictions in reference to religion, I suspect we'd have to burn all the texts of all the world's religions. It seems to me hasty to edit such things without very good reason. Fearwig 19:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Pilgimages

If he was opposed to pilgimages, why did he go to perfrom pilgrimages himself ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.1.224.12 (talk • contribs) .

Response by MAX314: Man, I hate it when people don't use the common sense that Guru Nanak so desperately tried to get people to use. You're bang on the money, my man. Guru Nanak [i]never[/i] performed pilgrimages and he never endorsed them. What Guru Nanak did was search for answers by walking through the world and assessing how different people lead their lives. His teachings were reactionary to what he was seeing. This ain't a 'pilgrimage'.

P.S. - I would really like more non-Sikhs to analyse and criticise the way Sikhs practice Sikhism. I think we need that outside view because I think that Sikhs have just replaced old rituals with new ones and are effectively doing the things that Guru Nanak orignally thought were unrewarding practices. Do you know what happened in those three days he went into the water? He meditated. And meditated. And meditated. And you know what he realised? It's all rubbish. Yes, there is a God. No, we'll never understand what s/he really is. But what we CAN do is live a fruitful and REAL life with dignitity and morals and family and community. That's ALL Sikhism is. Common sense. What does 'Sikh' mean? It doesn't take the name of any prophet or any man or any philosophy...other than the philosophy that we learn for the entire duration of our lives and should EMBRACE it instead of closing our minds to it.

Phew...just had to get that off my chest.

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WARNING: User 24.81.188.120 is attempting to "Hindu-fy" the Wikipedia pages related to Sikhism and the Sikh Gurus, by subtly changing (adding, deleting, modifying) words to amplify Hindu elements while minimizing other elements (e.g. the fact that Guru Nanak was born in what is now present day Pakistan). If you don't believe me, look at the changes he's implemented under Sikhism, under history of edits. I suggest a careful audit, since MANY pages have been modified.

Serious editing need

this page reads like a brochure. come on guys, we can do better than this.

i'm going to make an effort to make this a properly informed article.--Balvinder 23:22, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

hi. just started on tthe changes. so far i have cleared it out and put in more cohesive sections. please only put in detailed information, not opinion or lecturing, there is now a seperate placxe for POVs at the bottom of the article--Balvinder 00:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

note about images

the picture was removed. if you want to put up an image please state that it is an artists impression, the artists name and the date/ear of the painting.

here some suggestions ofr better images: 1. early sikh art 2. photographs of historical sites

--Balvinder 00:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

NPOV Banner & Rewrite

I've added a NPOV banner and moved Balvinder's edits to Talk:Guru Nanak Dev/Rewrite. Thanks. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 23:26, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Guru

Its not proper style to use guru in the title. Just the name alone will be fine. -Ste|vertigo 03:24, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

You are right, Guru word should not be used in the title but should be used in the description so that no one in future gives him the title of God or Lord. This was the foundation of the Sikh religion and intended by its Gurus. Whereas, adding Ji at the end of the name is a Hindu way of being overly respectful slave mentality, it should e discontinued. [Inder-May2006]

Interesting but not impressive

Guru Nanak was born during the high renaissance time when a number of amazing people were born all over the world and contributed brilliant new ideas to the humanity, some of them are DaVinci, Michaelangelo and Galileo to name a few. When you compare all those amazing personalities with Guru Nanak then you ask a question... what were Guru Nanak's contributions to humanity... not very impressive...[Inder -May 2006]

This article is a poor look at Guru Nanak's life. Read a book about his life; then maybe you will understand how he ranks up there with people who have contributed greatly to humanity. He is greatly revered by Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims alike on the Indian subcontinent. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 14:31, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

I have read and heard a lot about Guru Nanak and still find his contributions un-impressive. Guru Nanak is known to have stood against the Brahmin domination and started a following that led to creation of the Sikh religion by the last guru, Guru Gobind. Interestingly, Guru Nanak was a peaceful person whereas Guru Gobind had to rise to the occasion of aggression by muslims. Islam being the dominant religion of the time, Guru Nanak traveled to several parts of the middle east for the sole purpose of curiousity and learning. I think it is enlightening to understand high renaissance time to better understand Guru Nanak and see what other people had really contributed to the humanity. One needs to be open minded rather than mass follower. [Inder-May 2006]

Just want to clear something up...

Someone left me a comment on my talk page saying I was belittling Guru Nanak, which I found upsetting. Firstly I never belittled Guru Nanak, I mean why would I do that when I have created some articles on Sikhism in good faith? I think some of my comments on here were taken the wrong why my some Sikh, where I said about the contradiction. The reason why I said this was if true Guru Nanak said: "there is no Muslim and no Hindu" then how can he later say "A Muslim should be a good Muslims and Hindu should be a good Hindu?" I am not getting funny here, but that clearly is a contradiction. Hence why I believe, this maybe a problem in the interpretation of what actually Guru Nanak said, or he never said that.

The point I am trying to make is don't go based on hearsay, the information could be wrong. So anyway I do apologize if I had offended any Sikhs. I'm a Jatt myself and sometimes, when I speak it just comes off as arrogant so I do apologize to all the Sikh brothers I may have offended with my comments. --Street Scholar 13:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Okay, let me explain these two apparent contradictions. The reason you think they may be contradictions is that you are lumping them together and taking them without context (i.e. as simple statements with only a literal meaning).

"One of Sikhism's claims is that it is not a syncretic religion 3 (i.e., created by the merger of two religions, in this case, Hindu and Islam), but that it is its own new creation and new idea that has simply adopted some Hindu and Muslim concepts. This issue was actually addressed during the first moments of Sikhism's life, in Guru Nanak's words "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim." Nanak's search for the True values and Reality had been instigated because he began to see less and less Truth in humankind. Specifically, Nanak began to see deterioration and exploitation in the Hindu and Islam religions. His statement therefore, pertained to the fact that Nanak saw no people who were True Hindus or True Muslims because they were blocked from the truth by their corruption. 4 The new faith, as commanded by God, would spread the ideas of searching for the True love and reality in this world, which had been perverted by their culture. "Sikh" actually means "learner" or "disciple," adhering to Nanak's call." - [5]

Now, you can see how his statement of being a Good Hindu/Muslim does not contradict his original statement. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 21:02, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I understand now. I think that should be noted in the article it would make alot more sense. I should be noted that Guru Nanak Ji is saying this in a metaphorical sense. --Street Scholar 14:13, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Street Scholar, feel free to shoot me a message if you do not understand something. It may be better to get a second pair of eyes to look at it rather than making suggestions despite not understanding the topic.  :) Sukh has done a good job in helping you understand better but I would like to reduce the clutter on the discussion page, if possible. Thanks. --hardeep 21:34, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

guru nanak

All the debate of where he was leading to, well firstly , he was preaching the love of god. Thats it. The story of when he dissapeared into the waters, i think was a 'metaphor' . He was a curious human like all humans on earth. He just stumbled on a faith which would make the world a better place. His words and statements have been misinterpreted dramatically, thats why the Sikhs nowadays claim Hindus and Muslims are ' blinded'.He was a human being but a preacher of god, should he be named a saint? Why should the sihs bow down tho the 'HOLY BOOk' when the teachings were from a muslim poet and a hindu priest.Its all a form of respect to Guru Nanaks last wishes.Why in any marriage , the couple must make rounds the Holy Book? As Guru Nanak said"why must i wear a sacred thread when god is in my heart." Then why Treat the book as sacred? Why not pray like the Muslims and Devote like Hindus. I greatly respect Guru Nanak for his journey and his visions for the world in a ' modern era'. Has his teachings taken another path? The 5 'k's is it really neccesary in todays day and age? All religion preach to love god and help others to love god. I guess the channel has diverted such as 'Sikhism today' into proving that which religion is 'realistic' and which are blind.-- 04:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)Raj

When, "Guru Nanak spoke out against empty religious rituals, pilgrimages, the caste system" how come Sikhism too have many a rituals and caste system that divide Punjabis to Jats, Khatri, Balmiki, Bhatra etc. Is that then Sikhs are not being true Sikhs in the view of Guru Nanak who had chided Hindus and Muslims for not being true Hindus and Muslims respectively?

Page Move

I think this page is probably best moved to Nanak for neutrality reasons. What do people think? Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:11, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I would recommend not using honorifics such as dev and ji in the names of articles, but, IMHO, titles such a Guru belong with the personal name of historical figures when the title is of such historical significance to the identity of that person. It's a common practice in English encyclopedias (see, for instance, Pope John I, King Arthur, Saint George, & Kublai Khan). —OneMansOpinion 01:03, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Useful resources

I've got "The Sikh Religion - Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors." which includes a good few hundred pages on the life of the Guru. I've also got "The Adi Granth - or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs" which includes two different Janamsakhis. Also Puratan Janamsakhi is available in Punjabi here: [6].

As most of Guru Nanak's history is based on the Janamsakhis, we must include a prefatory mark saying it's not known whether what they say is true. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:21, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Some info on the Janamsakhis: http://www.globalsikhstudies.net/pdf/janamsakhi.pdf Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:40, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Removal of a para

I removed "During one of his travels...". This came in with [7] and has been eroded since. Apologies if this causes offence, but this section is surely better without it. Perhaps the original story could be reincorporated into the article in another place by someone who knows Sikhism better than I. AWhiteC 22:07, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

birthday wrong

Noticed that at the top of the page it indicates Guru Nanak's birthday is the 20th of October. However, further down the page under "Background" it lists his actual birthday of 5th November. Can this please be corrected.

Someone put (gay) in brackets. How do you report vandalism? Dave the Brave 01:28, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Birthday is also shown as 13th April in one paragraph, which is right?

Dave the brave, it is not 100% trolling. I think you may be being a little fussy. This comes from an openly gay man.

Content added..But..............

I have added some valuable content to this article, with citations, but when i opened this article without logging in ,the changes were not there! And when i logged in , the article opened with changes! What is this, something i haven't understood?How does it appear to first time visitors? The article needs to be more knowledgable and presentable.Guru Nanak is one of the major figures in World history.The article doesn't do justice to his Stature.Ajjay (talk) 05:23, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Revelations

Did Nanak Dev ever claim to be a prophet and have divine revelations? Or was he just a man who wanted to incorporate pieces of Hinduism and Islam into one religion? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.100.160.21 (talk) 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC).

It is stated in Guru Granth Sahib that the bani in it came directly from God .Nanak did not merge the teachings of hinduism and islam, to form a new religion.The claims of Nanak were restricted to the glory and grace of God.He did not claim to be a son of God or his messengar on earth.His teachings were wholly differen't from Islam and Hinduism. Although he did praise some of the teachings of both these religions, he largely denounced their approach towards the path to salvation and God.He regarded all mankind to be childeren of God and not selective persons.To him God did not differntiate between people on basis of who they were, but what they were.He put emphasis on Truth and name of God than on any individual persons. However Nanak stressed and put much emphasis on the need of Guru for reaching God.His teachings and practises,which were wholly new and differen't from existing religions and society norms ultimately led to the rise of a new religion.Ajjay (talk) 05:51, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Hari Singh's layout suggestion

May be we should first decide on the main sub-sections that we should include in the article and then see how we can work on these sub-sections. My suggestion is:

• 1. Background
• 2. Philosophy

• 2a. The Three Pillars of Sikhism
• 2b. Other Beliefs and Contributions
• 2c. Main Banis contributed to SGGS

• 3. History

• 3a. Childhood
• 3b. Marriage and Early Adulthood
• 3c. Four Journeys
• 3d. Settlement in Kartarpur
• 3e. Death

• 4. Impact on Society
• 5. What others have said about Guru Nanak
• 6. Folklore - Sakhis
• 7. See also – other internal Links
• 8. External links
• 9. References

Copied from [8]. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:10, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

There are no pillars in sikhism , three or more.Guru Nanak laid down many basics for Sikhs , to which there were continous additions over the time by succesive Gurus.Talking about pillars, it is more of a muslim or islamic thing.Ajjay (talk) 09:55, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

neutrality disputed

What part of article is disputed? Please mention and elaborate on the objecton.I'm going to remove the disputed tag , if the person who put it cannot elaborate what he found objectionable? that too without any discussionAjjay (talk) 07:02, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Tag removed by me! No response for two weeks. If anybody wants to put it again, than please elaborate the reason for it, or i will remove it again.okAjjay (talk) 08:28, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

REQUEST

Please don't make any major changes , like removal of paragraph or altering the nature of article wihthout any discussion. Help improve this article!Ajjay (talk) 06:56, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Link to be added?

• Guru Nanak: His Life and Teachings - This article was written by Kirpal Singh at the request of the Indian Government on the five hundredth anniversary of Guru Nanak’s birth.

I would like to add this link, it is quite precious, but I don't dare because of the warning referring to excessive linking.

Austerlitz -- 88.72.28.120 (talk) 09:39, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

though the article seems genuine, the source is way too pov. Guru Nanak and Sant mat???????Ajjay (talk) 16:44, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Another example of changing Indian history on wikipedia

Now they won't even allow Guru Nanak Dev Ji's full name. Amazing.

By the way I know the logic is that other religious pages don't have the full name. But then why is the word Guru here and not the first name? Yes I know Guru is out of respect. But then why do the other pages that have the word Guru have the last name?

I just don't get wikipeida. I think it's just an anti India page. So many clues where they don't want to give full teachigns on India then.

Guru Nanak's education

Just a reminder for later to add this in:

[9]

There is also proof from the satisfactory internal evidence of his own compositions that Guru Nanak studied the Persian language. Kalu felt that the society of religious men was not likely to advance his son's secular interests. Rai Bular promised that if Nanak learned Persian, in which all state documents and accounts were then written, he would appoint him village accountant in succession to his father. Persian was never the tongue of Hindus, and was despised by them as the language of foreigners and conquerors and of impure Musalman literature;[1] but Hindus in the age of Nanak applied themselves to it as they do now--for the simple purpose of obtaining a livelihood. Nanak soon astonished his Persian as he had previously astonished his Hindu teacher. In reply to Rukn-ul-Din's injunctions he assumed the rôle of teacher in turn and composed the following acrostic on the letters of the Persian alphabet

[1. In the institutes of Parâsar there is found an injunction not to speak the language of the inhabitants of Yavan--a word which originally meant Greece, but was afterwards applied to Arabia--even though it save life from issuing by the throat. Parâsar possessed the Hindu abhorrence of strange countries and gave expression to it. His words are now understood by the Hindus to refer to the language of the Musalmans, though there were no Musalmans for centuries after his time.]

kabir?

I deleted this from the folklore section. This belongs on the talk page, not in the article itself. Also, the story of his death is told twice, once sloppily. "Please also look at Kabir - as such is also said about the time of his death. Possibly the stories have cross pollenated from on another?"

-Robin Gordon Leavitt Dec. 5 2007

The concept of Karma

Ajjay please dont keep vandalising this page, please refer to the word Gurbani and ref:

http://www.gurbani.org/webart40.htm with respect to the concept of Karma

I noticed you tried to delete the section of 'Karma in Sikhism' on the Sikhism page, but correctly re-instated.

Vandalism by Ajjay

Ajjay please stop vandalising pages on Sikhism —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.196.3.244 (talk) 15:25, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Look who is talking, considering you recent contributions. You don't even have a proper username. what are you afraid of? I suspect that you were banned before, many times, for vandalism. now it is so easier to do hone your skills from a public computer, probably belonging to your school library. And i hear you are studying indology..My dear, why don't you explain, what are you studying? Seeing your contributions and the ref. you cite, i am afraid that you are being taken for a ride. Please don't lose your dad's hard earned money to frauds who brainwash innocents like you. Afterall you have a Nobel Prize waiting for you. Dave the Green NOBEL. Sounds good to me.Ajjay (talk) 16:53, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

number of gurus

i've noticed that on all the guru pages it says '...of ten gurus' should it not be of eleven gurus?

Nanak is not the founder of Sikhism.Nanak never claimed that he is guru. So, he can not apoint 2nd guru.It was the Bhai Lehna who claimed that Nanak appointed him 2nd guru.Nanak condemn all the rituals of all religions. Therefore how can Nanak start new ritual. By bowing to Bhai Lehna and placing 5 paisa on his feet, is a ritual of Hindus.The history shows that there were struggels to get the guru ship for every guru. Seeker

Reply History shows that their were 'attempts' by seekers and 'pakhandis' to get Guruship. As for saying Nanak never appointed Angad him as guru, i think you are mental (Angad means ones own part, it was given to him by guru Nanak). If you live in india, i suggest there is a mental hospital in Amritsar for people like you. Guru Nanak condemned "Vain rituals" and not "sincere practises". Go read his Bani where he specifically states that his utterings are as received by Supreme God. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.96.131.206 (talk) 05:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Hindu/Sikh unity section?

I know this will anger many Sikhs but shouldnt there be a section about those who believe in the unity of Hinduism & Sikhism? In other words those who condsider themself Hindu & Sikh? Or those who believe that the two arent meant to be seperate religions? Please dont get offended by what im saying, but there are some people (like me) who think this way that these religions should not be seperate and should unite as one. After all the Gurus didnt believe in religion (from what I understand) and believed in unity under god 71.105.82.152 (talk) 23:39, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

There is an article Agnostic. I think your views righly belong there.117.96.128.125 (talk) 05:49, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Grammar fixes

I fixed a lot of the grammar and capitalization issues, and added a few internal links (no external links! :) If you see any other grammar problems, feel free to fix them yourself! By the way, was this article translated from another Wikipedia? Intothewoods29 (talk) 21:12, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Something new in here?

• Guru Nanak: His Life and Philosophy

Austerlitz -- 88.75.199.112 (talk) 18:33, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

“ From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married. Woman becomes his friend; through woman the future generations come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all. O Nanak , only the True Lord is without a woman." ”

what book?

Austerlitz -- 88.75.199.112 (talk) 18:38, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

picture

• [10]

Austerlitz -- 88.75.199.112 (talk) 19:24, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Length

I think this article is very long and very text heavy- it's very daunting for someone who is just looking for more information on Sikhism and the life of Guru Nanak Dev. As I don't know much about the subject at hand, could someone please have a look at it and maybe try some major editing work, and perhaps create a couple of new articles if it is appropriate? The article itself isn't helpful as an encyclopaedic entry. Jess xx (talk) 19:10, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

I completely agree with this. It might be a good idea to use the article on Jesus as a model, since it constantly cites sources and does not bog down with tiny details and useless information as this article does. It might be a good idea to move all the information on the Gurus journeys, besides a very short paragraph, to a separate article. This biography, as it is currently written, is very poorly cited and almost impossible to read. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.92.61.175 (talk) 17:34, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Important link

• Guru Nanak at Sikhiwiki, the Encyclomedia of the Sikhs —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekabhishek (talk • contribs) 04:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

That link is very poor on the wiki scale. Its like using wikipedia to refrence another wikipedia article. Does not make sense. Thanks--Sikh-history (talk) 13:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Teaching Section

I found some updates which was very logical in Nanak dev's teaching section, but somebody removed that. I am adding it again, because I have a copy of that. Because The Religion asks the Truth and answers the Truth itself, Religion is not bound to the society only, it should be of all well being for the mankind, free from sectarianism. Truth can not be many. What religion was there before Nanak Dev? Guruji spoke the Truth which was absolute and Truth is the Science which beholds the Universe.

Your changes constitute POV and WP:OR, and have been removed. Please do not add them again without properly cited references with ISBN numbers. Thanks--Sikh-history (talk) 13:28, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Guru?

In his Bani quoted from the Assa Di Vaar, "Guru Nanak says Balihari gur Apne Diyohari Sadh Vaar"....

I would like to know who was this guru that Guru Nanak is talking about. All of Guru Nanak's predecessor guru's also highlighted the importance of having a guru and always praised their own guru for example, Guru Angad Dev praised Guru Nanak, Guru Amardas praised Guru Angad, Guru Gobind praised Guru Teg Bahadhur and so on. So it is natural to think that Guru Nanak had a guru also.

Futhermore it is quoted in the Adh Sri Granth Sahib that "Gur Bin koe na utharas paar", so Im sure that this would apply to Guru Nanak and all of his followers.

Many people say that the Shabad (word) was Guru Nanaks Guru. Shabad Guru is what a lot of people believe in today. However if this was the case then it leads to many questions that need to be answered:

1) If it is true that 'shabad (word) is satguru nanak dev ji's guru then what word is it? It is the duty of the guru to point his followers on the right track, so what was the shabad that showed Guru nanak the way?

2)Who said this Sahabad?

3)The one who said this Shabad, why was he not guru himself, and why did only his shabad become guru?

4)If the Shabad was Guru Nanaks guru then how is Guru Nanak the 1st Sikh Guru? Should it not be the Shabad as the 1st?

5) if the word Shabad Guru means Guru Granth Sahib then how is it that Guru Granth Sahib is the last guru and not the 1st?

There are actually many more questions too but i would be interested to know if anyone would care to answer these 5 to begin with.

It is important to believe in your faith but as a historian and a researcher I am trying to get to the bottom of these answers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.66.190.3 (talk) 15:33, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Article

• Guru Nanak and Tibetan Buddhism

Austerlitz -- 88.75.193.130 (talk) 21:19, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Ive heard this discussion before somewhere,and it has come to the conclusion guru ji is talking about god as his guru showing the light of path to god Misterconginialtastical (talk) 19:49, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Reply # 2 for above: 1: the word "Shabad" means word. The context is Divine Will or God's Command. The Shabad is God's word, and Guru Granth Sahib Ji contains the Word, and that is what Guru Nanak Ji passed to his Sikhs (students). 2: God speaks the Word. The cynical, Guru Granth Saheb then becomes like any other religious text. There is one major difference, however. Guru Granth Saheb's writer is Guru himself, not his followers. In other words, Guru Nanak wrote the Word himself, not his apostles or scribes from their memories. 3: Since God is the origin of the Word, God is THE Guru. Guru Nanak's body, and now Guru Granth Saheb is a vehicle through which Word is given to the Sikh. 4: Logistically, since Guru Nanak Ji was the first to write GuruWord, we consider him our first Guru. And... 5: There is no number associated with Word Guru or Shabad Guru, Guru Granth Saheb Ji. GuruWord is the eternal Guru. It was, is and forever be our Guru. Final: these points are taken directly from Guru Granth Saheb Ji. Thank you. And God Bless!

replys? Information-Line^talk 12:50, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Varanasi/ Mecca Episode

The article says "At Varanasi, Guru Nanak was found sleeping with his feet towards the Temple, Kazi Rukan-ud-din, who observed this, angrily objected. Guru Nanak replied with a request to turn his hands in a direction in which God or the House of God is not. The Pundit understood the meaning of what the Guru was saying 'God is everywhere'. This appears to be incorrect because it mentions a muslim Kazi worried about a Hindu temple, and in the next statement he is called as a Pundit, not a Kazi. This incident had actually happened in Mecca. Mayankeagle (talk) 10:27, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Photo Incorrect

DEar Sir/Madam

I realise that i did write that message a few times. I am speaking on behalf of The Sikh Federation and The British Organisation of Sikh Students (BOSS), I kindly request that the photograph displaying Guru Nanak wearing a red cap, earings and other unappropriate clothing be removed at your earliest convenience as these photos are incorrect immoral and very degrading to the sikh community, it is offensive to even suggest that Guru Nanak would wear a cap when he renounces all rituals, renounces the wearing of jewellerly. I look forward to your reply

(nakamura84@hotmail.co.uk)

Why are you offended by classic works of Sikh art? Just because it's not a Sobha Singh painting (which are also very good in my opinion) does not make it any less deserving of a place on Wikipedia. It's from an 1800's manuscript currently stored in the British Library for god's sake. Stop trying to sanatise Sikh history. 78.86.12.25 23:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Also, the guru is not wearing a hat - it's a turban (just a different style of turban). What earings and other inappropriate clothing are you talking about? Do you know for certain that Guru Nanak didn't dress like this? Do you know how he dressed (please do provide a quotation from Nanak or his co--Sikh-history (talk) 13:31, 9 July 2009 (UTC)ntemporaries detailing this)? The picture is merely a representation of the guru, just like all other pictures - we do not know what he looked like. 78.86.12.25 23:18, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Nahamura your comment remind me of this article Talibanisation. Regards

I totally agree with that there is no need to change the photo of Baba Nanak wearing cap (What ever Baba Nanak is wearing in photo). From Ccomment (Incorrect Photo) I just remenber the words of OSHO ( Discourse by osho on Japuji Shahib) that this world is not suffering from naif's but world is suffering from pseudo intellectual's. Even Baba Nanak is not a sikh he is a preacher of humanity. I am a Sikh, what ever Nanak wear in photos etc I love him...

These sikh federations already done the damage and ruined the image of sikhisim and sikhs. Please find some meaning in your lifes and stop creating these federations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.63.66.98 (talk) 09:59, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Opening Paragraph

The first paragraph has disputatious material in the second sentence. Disputation is not the purpose of delivering information in the public domain. The disputation about the date of Guru Nanak's birth needs to be removed to somewhere else and a more timely introduction to Guru Nanak is needed. Whiteguru (talk) 16:48, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

DATE OF BIRTH

The year of birth is different in the article and the infobox, and also in the article 'Sikh Gurus' Can someone who knows either make the D.o.B. the same for both, or make it clear that the D.o.B. is ambiguous? -m-i-k-e-y- 22:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Most sources i have seen state 15th april. Even the 15th April page says so. The 20th October page does not say so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.26.63.178 (talk) 17:38, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Is birthdate 15th April or 20th October? As such, Nanak Jayanti is celebrated in October-November. Therefore, Date must be 20th October. However, citation is required. And is not date according to Hindu calender available?--61.16.254.218 (talk) 10:08, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

There is a copy of Guru Granth Sahib that is considered by many to be authentic and original copy of Adi Granth compiled by the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji. In that copy, the death date of Guru Nanak Ji is given and written next are the number of years, months and days that Guru Nanak Ji lived. Most scholars have taken that date of Sept 22nd as the death date and then calculated backwards to find the birth date as April 14-15th, 1469 AD - I wrote two dates because the birth is said to be at mid-night. There is also the research and work of Dr. Pal Singh Purewal that should be given due discussion time. According to his work, the birth of Guru Nanak falls on March 27th, 1469 AD. His paper is: http://www.purewal.biz/nshahi.pdf. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.16.134.154 (talk) 15:52, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Early Life

I edited the opening paragraph to remove confusing structure and redundancy, without changing the contents. This leaves what appears to be sectarian argument about dates intact--and out of place.Ferren (talk) 04:44, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Death

This section is, in addition to being uncited and inclusive of a lengthy passage that does not relate to Guru Nanak's death, redundant, as his death is already described in the ==Last years== section of ==Biography==. I'll remove it and ask that anyone wishing to reinstate the story of flower garlands should integrate it into ==Biography== with proper citations.Spogelseforfatter (talk) 00:35, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Nanak in Iran

I spoke to a devout Sikh today, and he was telling me about Nanak and how he had visited Iran during his life time. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on this topic, I am quite interested in it because I believe Sikh have Persian roots, or that their religious scripts were written in Persian, or the scripts of Nanak were Persian. I'll try and find a source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.80.104.208 (talk) 07:07, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

While touring eastern Iran in 1979, I had sighted a Sikh Gurdwara in the small city of Duzdabad. I had entered the Gurdwara situated on a hilltop and had photographed it. I had met the Bhai or Granthi of that Gurdwara who spoke in chaste Persian but could read the holy Granth Saahib printed in Gurmukhi script.Lutfullah (talk) 19:03, 16 October 2011 (UTC)Lutfullah

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PLACE OF BIRTH

Guru Nanak Dev, The Founder of Sikhism and 1st Guru of Sikh people was born in Nankana Sahib, Punjab (Pakistan). He Travelled in Many Countries Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, [[Arabia] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.99.116.203 (talk) 06:52, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

PAKISTAN

Why is article always showing Pakistan and in infobox there is pakistani flag, Pakistan never exist in this time so I have removed unnecessary flags and words. --Rajendra Singh (talk) 10:53, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: moved. Jenks24 (talk) 12:10, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

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Guru Nanak Dev → Guru Nanak – WP:COMMONNAME. BBCBritannica, [11] "Guru Nanak" 11,500,000 his v/s [12] 3,290,000 hits. Redtigerxyz ^Talk 10:01, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

• Support per nom. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:39, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

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Article name change?

Perhaps this article should be titled Guru Nanak Dev rather than Guru Nanak?

This would promote consistency with the other articles about the gurus as they all include surnames/family names.

I also feel it would be a bit more professional as all other articles about people include full names, for example it would be bizarre to have an article on Barack Obama entitled only Barack. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.200.150.229 (talk) 12:37, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, the name should be changed. Dev is not honorific. --Vigyani (talk) 05:53, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree it should be changed to Guru Nanak Dev Jujhar.pannu (talk) 07:22, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

I support the recent addition of Dev in the infobox by Jujhar.pannu and I have added the honorific to the first mention of the Guru in the article's lead section. However, changing the title of the article is likely to cause confusion. The original query by 90.200.150.229 is mistaken. Dev is not a family name. Other religious leaders are given short titles - Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad, and wp:at indicates that the name in common use should be preferred. Also, note the 2012 decision recorded above. Apuldram (talk) 10:45, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Dev is not family name, but a common middle name. And in school text books he is always refereed as Guru Nanak Dev. Guru Nanak Dev University also uses 'Dev' --Vigyani (talk) 11:01, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

if Dev was his middle name, it should not be in the article title - see WP:UCN.

but was it his middle name? do you have a verifiable source? I believe it to be an assigned title of respect, meaning saint. Apuldram (talk) 13:18, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

maybe. Vigyani (talk) 13:55, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Honorific or not, WP:COMMONNAME is "Guru Nanak", without suffix Dev. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:36, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Oppose The word Dev should not be included in the name. Thanks Theman244 (talk) 23:26, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Dev was not part of his name. I am not 100% sure why sometimes it's added as suffix to his name, but i think it's added probably to show respect. Even the S.G.P.C (organization responsible for the upkeep of gurdwaras) do not use Dev. Here is link [13] Thanks Theman244 (talk) 23:49, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Slightly-For Earliest Sikh primary historical texts, ie Bhai Mani Singh refer to Guru Je only as Gurdev not Guru Nanak or anything else so I think the Dev should be kept as Sikh tradition holds so it would be easier to make the distinction that Gurdev meant Guru Nanak Dev also note that almost all of the websites around the world write his name as Guru Nanak Dev. Dev is not a surname but it does hold significance similar to Guru Har Gobind and Guru Ram Das. Jujhar.pannu (talk) 17:59, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Re: Strongly Oppose Bulk of these websites don't even qualify as reliable source of information. Dev is a Honorific and it can't be used as a part of the name. All the reliable and scholarly sources do not use it as a part of name. Similarly, by doing google search (see last requested move) you will find way more results for Guru Nanak rather than Guru Nanak Dev. In his own writings Guru Nanak didn't used word Dev as a part of his name. He simply use Nanak as his name and this was followed by nine successor gurus in their writings(Except for 6th, 7th, 8th guru; as they didn't write) and Guru Gobind Singh's writings is not part of Guru Granth Sahib. Thanks Theman244 (talk) 00:24, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

This is not a requested move or a move review. The matter was decided in October 2012. This section started as a simple question which has been answered. Please save support and oppose comments for any (hopefully nonexistent) future formal move request. Apuldram (talk) 10:18, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Travels

Are any of these extensive travels documented in non-Sikh sources? I mean, do we have some contemporary document telling a Punjabi preacher came to our city and talked about God or met with some priest or visited some place? --Error (talk) 20:07, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

Guru Nanak as a poet

I think we should consider Guru Nanak as poet too as he is one the best poets in the history of punjabi language. Just for a reference see this --Satdeep gill (talk • contribs 18:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

WP:NPOV

It states in the introductory paragraph that "Guru Granth Sahib" is a "living" Guru; however, this is clearly a violation of WP:NPOV. The "Guru Granth Sahib" may be "living" in a symbolic, religious sense; however, it is does not meet the actual, scientific criteria for what constitutes a living thing. Similarly, "Guru Nanak's Divine Journeys" are also a violation. Whether or not they were divine is highly subjective. JDiala (talk) 01:56, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

I don't agree that describing Guru Granth Sahib as the living guru is a violation of the neutral pov. However, the article is about Nanak, not about the Granth Sahib. The clause does not belong in the lead section, so I have removed it.
Whether or not the journeys were divine (adjective, small d) is subjective, but the Divine Journeys (capital D) is the common name for them. Apuldram (talk) 11:28, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Kartik puranmashi (purnima)

According to the Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, “Guru Nanak’s birthday is celebrated world-wide on the full-moon day in the month of Kārtik, October-November.” Kartik begins on 23 October, so the usual definition of ‘full moon’ gives the possibility that the birthday celebration could be in October.

An anonymous editor has written “Before the current Gregorian Calendar was established in 18th C, Kartik Purnamashi would sometimes occur in late October but that is no longer the case.” Why is it no longer the case? Pending an explanation, I have restored the original text. Apuldram (talk) 21:07, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Reason for celebration on Kartik puranmashi

I have moved the following contribution by Malikhpur here from the article lede, as it is more suited to the discussion page than the article's lede.
"There is no consensus for the reason for celebrating the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji on Kartik full moon. However, the most plausible explanation relates to when Guru Nanak Dev Ji bathed in the rivulet Kali Bein in Sultanpur Lodhi and disappeared for three days. It is believed that Guru Nanak Dev Ji reappeared on Kartik full moon and proclaimed there is no Hindu nor Muslim. People then believed him to be a Guru and this day is celebrated as the birth of Nanak, as Guru Nanak Dev Ji. See: Pritpal Singh Bindra"

The article by P S Bindra is rather discursive and deals mainly with the 15 April birth date. It does put forward seven possibilities why the birth is celebrated in Kartik. Only the seventh relates to the bathing incident.
The idea could be re-instated concisely if a more definite verifiable source can be found. Apuldram (talk) 16:17, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Please see the following link [14] which mentions the enlightenment on Karthik Purnima. Malikhpur

Again that is only a conjecture, which the author of the book considers to be plausible. As Malikhpur has pointed out, there is no consensus. Does anyone know if and when an authoritative Sikh organisation decided the celebration should be on Kartik puranmashi and, if so, whether a reason was given? Apuldram (talk) 09:32, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

Lead section

“The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it can stand on its own as a concise version of the article”, see MOS:INTRO. Recent additions to the article’s lead have introduced material that is neither sourced nor a summary of points covered in the article. A cleanup is necessary. Some of the material which should not be in the lead, such as the verses by Bhai Gurdas, could be put into a separate section, but a verifiable reliable source should be cited for their translation into English; otherwise they infringe one of Wikipedia’s three core content policies - no original research. Apuldram (talk) 10:47, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback. I was reading the main body of the article, and was indeed thinking of pulling in some of the points into the lead. I would do that soon.

As for the material right now, could you please clarify which piece seems unsourced ? Most of my additions were based from the SGPC website biography of Guru Nanak, which should by all means, be treated as an authority. I do believe that the content that I have added is absolutely essential to the lead. But, I agree, the readability can be improved.

As I said, I do plan to do these soon: a) improve the readability, b) import some more content from the main body, c) cite more accurately (since you have raised this issue). Until then, I hope there is no issue in continuing with my modified version, which as I said contains some absolutely essential material that should be in the lead. (As for the verses by Bhai Gurdas, I am not certain on the policy of quotations/verses in the lead. Since you have spent more time here, I would trust your judgement. Please do note that those verses do portray the absolute Sikh view of Guru Nanak's life and mission, so they are important.)

And while we are at it, I would go ahead and add the birth at Nankana Sahib piece back (which you took out, I assume unknowingly while adding back the birthday information).

Thanks Js82 (talk) 15:56, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

The place of birth information was removed because:

it broke the format of the life span info : (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539)

it duplicated the information in the first line of the next section Family and early life. The lead section is to summarise later information, not to repeat it, word for word.

in other words, it was in the wrong place. Don't worry. I have removed it again. Apuldram (talk) 18:21, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Your remark that you were "indeed thinking of pulling in some of the points into the lead" appears to have misunderstood what I wrote. We need to remove some of the material from the lead that does not fulfil its function - certainly not to pull more into the lead. Apuldram (talk) 18:21, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Your question about citing sources. I can't find any references in the article to the SGPC website that you mention. Much of what you have added appears at present to be unsourced. You may find it helpful to read Wikipedia:No original research and in particular the section about using sources. Apuldram (talk) 18:21, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Couple of points: I do understand that the lead is not meant to repeat what is said later word for word but as a summary. I don't intend to do that. What I intend to do is to add concise summaries of some of those aspects of the life of Guru Nanak that are provided in the article but have not been pointed out in the lead. This fits in to address your remark "nor a summary of points covered in the article". I don't believe there is any rule prohibiting addition of new material to the lead. As for removing material, I believe you are pointing out on the verses of Bhai Gurdas, which I have already responded to.

Next, The SGPC article I refer to is currently reference number 2. Most of what I added has been alluded to in various parts of the article. I can add citations to each and every sentence I added, but I believe that makes for poor reading. ("Citations are also often discouraged in the lead section of an article"). If you have any concerns, let me know.

Finally, I would like to add the birthplace in the first sentence. I think it is very important, even though it may be stated again later. Anyway the lead is a summary of the entire article, so it is okay to repeat brief, but important, information such as the birthplace (I am sure there would be several other biographical pages here that would be doing that.) Also, I would like to merge the first two paragraphs (which I see that you keep breaking up). The information that goes into the 2nd paragraph is important and should be stated in the very 1st para. Further, the 1st para otherwise is only 1 sentence, which is a waste of space. Let me know if you have any issues with this. Js82 (talk) 20:02, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

I see you already made some edit. I believe it should say Nankana Sahib as well. I have made the edit. Let me know here if there is an issue. I have removed the death date (it is there in the end), to make the birthday and place go hand in hand (given your earlier concern about the insertion of the birthplace breaking the birthdate-deathdate continuum.) Js82 (talk) 22:38, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

@Js82: your edits in this article too suffer the poor sourcing and non-RS. Per WP:BRD, please find WP:RS for any text you wish reconsidered and get consensus before adding the text. Since this is systematic problem with your edits, further discussion is on your talk page. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 17:31, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Suggestion.

"Naam Japna: Meditating on God's name to control your 5 evils to eliminate suffering and live a happy life." First, "5" should be written out - "five", Second, there is no mention in the article, of what these "five evils" are. The article would be improved by correcting these two flaws. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.119.6 (talk) 03:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Done. Apuldram (talk) 09:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Surname?

No surname given for Nanack. Maybe that's a cultural norm, but the lack of a surname should be explained. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.119.6 (talk) 03:49, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

see WP:SINGLENAME. Guru Nanak is the name in common use. Apuldram (talk) 09:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Please do Respect of Guru's. Move the Page from Guru Nanak to Guru Nanak Dev

Hi, This is the article of Sikh Gurus please I request you to Move the Existing page from Guru Nanak to Guru Nanak Dev. VPS 13:11, 23 October 2012 (UTC)). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bloggersingh (talk • contribs)

As per wikipedia policy, we do not use WP:HONORIFICS. We do not name articles like Lord Ganesha, Prophet Muhammad, Shri Manmohan Singh. We use WP:COMMONNAME. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 07:27, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji's name should be written as 'Guru Nanak Dev' and for your kind information 'dev' is not a honorific used with their name. If we use honorific then their name becomes 'Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji'. I also hope that hurting peoples feeling isnot a policy of wikipedia, Isnot it? If you donot want to write 'Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji' atleast write 'Guru Nanak Dev'.....your policy hurts feelings of million people.

                                   Joban Singh (Ghuman) (talk) 14:51, 5 May 2016 (UTC) Joban Singh (Ghuman) (talk) 14:51, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Also your are writting name of one of the most powerful spirit of the all time write their name with respect.... even if you are atheist. Joban Singh (Ghuman) (talk) 15:09, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Throughout Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak is predominantly referred to as Gur Nanak.

ਜਿਵ ਅੰਗਦੁ ਅੰਗਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਤਿਵ ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਕੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਰਾਮਦਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
Jiv Angadh Ang Sang Naanak Gur Thiv Gur Amaradhaas Kai Gur Raamadhaas ||1||
Just as Guru Nanak was part and parcel, life and limb with Guru Angad, so is Guru Amar Daas one with Guru Raam Daas. ||1||

ਸਵਈਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਚਉਥੇ ਕੇ (ਭਟ ਕੀਰਤ) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੧੪੦੬

Savaiye (praise of Guru Ram Das) Bhatt Balh Gueu Granth Sahib : Page 1406

ਅਬਿਚਲ ਨੀਵ ਧਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਚੜੈ ਸਵਾਈ ॥੨॥੧੫॥੨੪॥
Abichal Neev Dhharee Gur Naanak Nith Nith Charrai Savaaee ||2||15||24||
Guru Nanak laid the immovable foundation, which grows higher and higher each day. ||2||15||24||

ਗੂਜਰੀ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੫੦੦
Raag Goojree (M: 5) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 500

Only occasionally the terms Dev (deity) adjoins his name.

ਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਰੂਪ ॥੮॥੧॥
Gur Naanak Dhaev Govindh Roop ||8||1||
Guru Nanak Dayv is the Embodiment of the Lord of the Universe. ||8||1||

ਬਸੰਤੁ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੧੧੯੨
Raag Basant (M:5) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 1192

The terms Das and Jan (servant) adjoin his name more than Dev.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੪॥੧੦੨॥੧੭੧॥
Naanak Dhaas Thaeree Saranaaee ||4||102||171||
Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary. ||4||102||171||

ਗਉੜੀ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੨੦੦
Raag Gauri (M: 5) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 200

ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਚਉਥੀ ਲਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਵਿਨਾਸੀ ॥੪॥੨॥
Jan Naanak Bolae Chouthhee Laavai Har Paaeiaa Prabh Avinaasee ||4||2||
Servant Nanak proclaims that, in this, the fourth round of the marriage ceremony, we have found the Eternal Lord God. ||4||2||

ਸੂਹੀ (ਮ: ੪) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੭੭੪
Raag Suhi (M: 4) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 774

In one Shabad, Gur Nanak refers to himself as Baba Nanak.

ਹਉ ਖਰੀ ਦੁਹੇਲੀ ਹੋਈ ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਰੀ ਬਾਤ ਨ ਪੁਛੈ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Ho Kharee Dhuhaelee Hoee Baabaa Naanak Maeree Baath N Pushhai Koee ||1|| Rehaao ||
I am totally miserable! O Baba Nanak, no one cares for me at all! ||1||Pause||

ਗਉੜੀ (ਮ: ੧) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੧੫੫
Raag Gauri Chaytee (M: 1) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 155

Across the globe people know him with various names, for example: Sri Lankan's call him Nanakachraya, Pakistani's refer to him as Baba Guru Nanak, Chinese remember him as Baba Foosa, Russian know him as Nanak Kadamdar and so on.

Guru Granth Sahib predominantly refers to the 1st Sikh Guru as Gur Nanak, opposed to Guru Nanak or Guru Nanak Dev. So I request, either change the articles name to Gur Nanak or leave it as Guru Nanak.

Sikh Historian 13:06, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Photos

I request for the paintings on the Guru Nanak article to be changed because they are not in-line with the ideology of Guru Nanak and the Sikh faith. For example, in the photographs below, Guru Nanak is shown wearing something that looks like a hat with a ceremonial Hindu mark on the forehead.

Regarding the Tilak (ceremonial mark on the forehead) Guru Nanak says,

ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥
Dhhothee Ttikaa Naam Samaal ||
So make the remembrance of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, your loin-cloth and the ceremonial mark on your forehead.

ਐਥੈ ਓਥੈ ਨਿਬਹੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
Aithhai Outhhai Nibehee Naal ||
Here and hereafter, the Name alone shall stand by you.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰਿ ਕਰਮ ਨ ਭਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
Vin Naavai Hor Karam N Bhaal ||2||
Do not seek any other actions, except the Name. ||2||

ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੧) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੫੫
Raag Asa (M: 1) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 355

These verses were recited by Guru Nanak when he denounced the Hindu Jenau ceremony. In these verses he suggests that people should recite and remember Waheguru rather than practicing useless ceremonies such as applying marks on foreheads.

Here is another Shabad from Guru Granth Sahib that denounces the Tilak.

ਪੂਜਾ ਵਰਤ ਤਿਲਕ ਇਸਨਾਨਾ ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਬਹੁ ਦੈਨ ॥
Poojaa Varath Thilak Eisanaanaa Punn Dhaan Bahu Dhain ||
Worship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one's forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to charities and self-mortification

ਕਹੂੰ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਸੰਜਮ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਮੀਠੇ ਬੈਨ ॥੧॥
Kehoon N Bheejai Sanjam Suaamee Bolehi Meethae Bain ||1||
- the Lord Master is not pleased with any of these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may speak. ||1||

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੬੭੪
Raag Dhanaasree Guru Granth Sahib : Page 674

According to Vaaran Bhai Gurdas, applying the tilak is a Hindu practice:

ਸੁੰਨਤਿ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣ ਦੀ ਤਿਲਕ ਜੰਞੂ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਲੋਭਾਣੇ।
Sounnati Mousalamaan Dee Tilak Joon Hindoo Lobhaanay.
Circumcision is dear to the Muslims, sandal mark (tilak) and sacred thread to the Hindus.

ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੨੧
Vaaran Bhai Gurdas : Vaar 1 Pauri 1

According to Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhs are not Hindus:

ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥
Naa Ham Hindhoo N Musalamaan ||
I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.

ਭੈਰਉ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੧੧੩੬
Raag Bhaira-o (M: 5) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 1136

Regarding the hat, Guru Granth Sahib says,

ਕਾਇਆ ਕਿਰਦਾਰ ਅਉਰਤ ਯਕੀਨਾ ॥
Kaaeiaa Kiradhaar Aourath Yakeenaa ||
Let good deeds be your body, and faith your bride.

ਰੰਗ ਤਮਾਸੇ ਮਾਣਿ ਹਕੀਨਾ ॥
Rang Thamaasae Maan Hakeenaa ||
Play and enjoy the Lord's love and delight.

ਨਾਪਾਕ ਪਾਕੁ ਕਰਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ਹਦੀਸਾ ਸਾਬਤ ਸੂਰਤਿ ਦਸਤਾਰ ਸਿਰਾ ॥੧੨॥
Naapaak Paak Kar Hadhoor Hadheesaa Saabath Soorath Dhasathaar Siraa ||12||
Purify what is impure, and let the Lord's Presence be your religious tradition. Let the turban on your head be your awareness . ||12||

ਮਾਰੂ ਸੋਲਹੇ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੧੦੮੪
Raag Maaroo (M: 5) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 1084

The turban is symbol given by the Gurus to the Sikhs to remind them of the path they have chosen. Along with preaching the principles of Sikhi, the Guru set the example by practicing the principles themselves, so I doubt they wore hats.

These paintings were probably commissioned by the Hindu occupants of the Darbar Sahib during the British Punjab. Obviously, if the Hindu of 1900s could install idols in the Harmandir Sahib even though it is against Sikhi, they could have produced these Hinduised paintings. Sikh Historian 12:45, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Peeta Singh (talk • contribs)

@Peeta Singh: Welcome to wikipedia. Your request and explanation does not meet wikipedia's content and image guidelines, specifically WP:OR. We rely on reliable sources, not personal opinions / prejudice / wisdom of individuals. These copyright-free historic images are sourced from reliable sources such as British Library, and are appropriate in this article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:21, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Remove

Remove this or edit yuhh have to change the dates Hghotra7 (talk) 20:00, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

@Hghotra7: Are some dates in error? Which ones, and what source do you have for corrections? —C.Fred (talk) 20:05, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

Non-RS, Copyvio and Undue

@Peeta Singh: Welcome to wikipedia. I have reverted your edit that copy-pasted stuff from a website which claims to be copyrighted. Please don't repeat this copyvio violation here or any other wikipedia article. In this and other Sikhism-related articles, such copyvio, or adding undue non-RS content is inappropriate. Please see content policies and guidelines, particularly relating to WP:RS. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

@Diannaa: do we need to admin strikeout the copyvio added by @Peeta Singh with this edit? FWIW, @Peeta Singh has been warned about copyvio issues before. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

While the original prose is no longer under copyright, the translations are copyright, so I have rev-deleted — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 04:12, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

I'm a new user WP:BITE, I was sincerely quoting the text, if I've made a mistake please guide me. Would it be considered okay if I paraphrased the translations?

Also I'm feeling very intimidated by a few administrators who keep targeting me, maybe because I've been active in editing articles related to Punjab, Punjabi and Sikhism from a Neutral point of view or maybe some other reason. Administrators including respected Ms Sarah Welch have been active on Sikhism related articles for longer than myself and should edit information from a Neutral point of view. For example [15] when in Guru Nanak article (where Ms Sarah Welch is active), reliable sources in the Guru Tegh Bahadur and Mughal Empire article emphasis that the subcontinent was part of the Mughal Empire WP:NPOV. Respected Ms Sarah Welch please don't take offense and bully me.

Does being a administrator give a user the right to overlook the rules?

I've previously expressed my feelings in words that some regarded as a personal attacks. For those that were hurt by my words, I apologies.

Sincerely Peeta Singh (talk) 07:04, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

"Special thanks to Dr. Sant Singh for his hard work on the English translation, and freely giving his permission for this publication" [16]

Peeta Singh (talk) 07:32, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

@Peeta Singh: It is surprising that you know WP:BITE and mention WP:NPOV, but do not know WP:COPYVIO, WP:PRIMARY, WP:RS etc. The GGS and other historic Sikh texts are long, beautiful texts. No quote farming or undue content from it in this article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:04, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas RS and No-Copyvio

16th century Sikh historian, Bhai Gurdas documented the account of Guru Nanak's visit to Mecca, Baghdad and other parts of the world in his writings.

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas translation

ਫੇਰਿ ਬਾਬਾ ਗਇਆ ਬਗਦਾਦਿ ਨੋ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਕੀਆ ਅਸਥਾਨਾ।
After visiting Mecca, Baba (Guru Nanak) traveled to Baghdad and abode on the outskirts of the city.

ਇਕੁ ਬਾਬਾ ਅਕਾਲ ਰੂਪੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਰਬਾਬੀ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ।
One Baba (Guru Nanak) himself as the embodiment of the Timeless, and second his companion Mardana, the Rabab player.

Peeta Singh (talk) 11:23, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

References

@Peeta Singh: See my comment above. Nanak's travels are already covered in Journeys (Udasis) section. Bhai Gurdas' is a hagiography, this article already mentions his text. Quoting one or two verses from that text, or some other Sikh text, raises NPOV issues, because why not quote 100s of other verses. We generally should avoid cherrypicked quotes in this article, unless the translation, interpretation and notability is from secondary scholarly sources, and those verses have been interpreted by scholars to be the most significant/notable by Guru Nanak. No personal translations. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:13, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2016

Change related to Guru Nanaks sister. She was married to Jai Ram not to Daulat Khan Lodi

When Guru Nanak Dev was only Six years old in 1475, Nanaki was married to Jai Ram, a revenue official of very good reputation, at Sultanpur, which is in the present native state of Kapurthala, and was then the capital of the Jalandhar Doab. Nanak continued to live at home.

reference - http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/bnanaki.html Rsdeosi (talk) 02:24, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

✗ Not done The article does not state that Nanaki was married to Daulat Khan Lodi. I have added the name of Nanaki's husband to the article. Apuldram (talk) 11:28, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Non-RS, Copyvio and Undue

@Peeta Singh: Welcome to wikipedia. I have reverted your edit that copy-pasted stuff from a website which claims to be copyrighted. Please don't repeat this copyvio violation here or any other wikipedia article. In this and other Sikhism-related articles, such copyvio, or adding undue non-RS content is inappropriate. Please see content policies and guidelines, particularly relating to WP:RS. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

@Diannaa: do we need to admin strikeout the copyvio added by @Peeta Singh with this edit? FWIW, @Peeta Singh has been warned about copyvio issues before. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

While the original prose is no longer under copyright, the translations are copyright, so I have rev-deleted — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 04:12, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

I'm a new user WP:BITE, I was sincerely quoting the text, if I've made a mistake please guide me. Would it be considered okay if I paraphrased the translations?

Also I'm feeling very intimidated by a few administrators who keep targeting me, maybe because I've been active in editing articles related to Punjab, Punjabi and Sikhism from a Neutral point of view or maybe some other reason. Administrators including respected Ms Sarah Welch have been active on Sikhism related articles for longer than myself and should edit information from a Neutral point of view. For example [17] when in Guru Nanak article (where Ms Sarah Welch is active), reliable sources in the Guru Tegh Bahadur and Mughal Empire article emphasis that the subcontinent was part of the Mughal Empire WP:NPOV. Respected Ms Sarah Welch please don't take offense and bully me.

Does being a administrator give a user the right to overlook the rules?

I've previously expressed my feelings in words that some regarded as a personal attacks. For those that were hurt by my words, I apologies.

Sincerely Peeta Singh (talk) 07:04, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

"Special thanks to Dr. Sant Singh for his hard work on the English translation, and freely giving his permission for this publication" [18]

Peeta Singh (talk) 07:32, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

@Peeta Singh: It is surprising that you know WP:BITE and mention WP:NPOV, but do not know WP:COPYVIO, WP:PRIMARY, WP:RS etc. The GGS and other historic Sikh texts are long, beautiful texts. No quote farming or undue content from it in this article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:04, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas RS and No-Copyvio

16th century Sikh historian, Bhai Gurdas documented the account of Guru Nanak's visit to Mecca, Baghdad and other parts of the world in his writings.

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas translation

ਫੇਰਿ ਬਾਬਾ ਗਇਆ ਬਗਦਾਦਿ ਨੋ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਕੀਆ ਅਸਥਾਨਾ।
After visiting Mecca, Baba (Guru Nanak) traveled to Baghdad and abode on the outskirts of the city.

ਇਕੁ ਬਾਬਾ ਅਕਾਲ ਰੂਪੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਰਬਾਬੀ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ।
One Baba (Guru Nanak) himself as the embodiment of the Timeless, and second his companion Mardana, the Rabab player.

Peeta Singh (talk) 11:23, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

References

@Peeta Singh: See my comment above. Nanak's travels are already covered in Journeys (Udasis) section. Bhai Gurdas' is a hagiography, this article already mentions his text. Quoting one or two verses from that text, or some other Sikh text, raises NPOV issues, because why not quote 100s of other verses. We generally should avoid cherrypicked quotes in this article, unless the translation, interpretation and notability is from secondary scholarly sources, and those verses have been interpreted by scholars to be the most significant/notable by Guru Nanak. No personal translations. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:13, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2016

Change related to Guru Nanaks sister. She was married to Jai Ram not to Daulat Khan Lodi

When Guru Nanak Dev was only Six years old in 1475, Nanaki was married to Jai Ram, a revenue official of very good reputation, at Sultanpur, which is in the present native state of Kapurthala, and was then the capital of the Jalandhar Doab. Nanak continued to live at home.

reference - http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/bnanaki.html Rsdeosi (talk) 02:24, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

✗ Not done The article does not state that Nanaki was married to Daulat Khan Lodi. I have added the name of Nanaki's husband to the article. Apuldram (talk) 11:28, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2016

Guru Nanak were born on full moon in the month of Katak which falls on 27/28 November 1469, every year Guru Nanak Birthday had been celebrated exactly after 14 days after diwali (which is celebrated on no moon day). It had been celebrated for over 500 years.

Diwali and Guru Nanak Ji's Gurpurab can be checked for each year it should have exactly 14 day difference. 101.161.150.223 (talk) 06:26, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not requested a specific change in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
More importantly, you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 08:40, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

The first paragraph of the lead section already explains that his birthday is celebrated on full moon day in Katak. Apuldram (talk) 09:18, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2016

change line "guru nanak died", to "guru nanak left for heavenly abode" Perminder2016 (talk) 04:18, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 04:52, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

• Also, died is correct, per WP:EUPHEMISM: "The word died is neutral and accurate; avoid euphemisms such as passed away." —C.Fred (talk) 19:55, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 24 March 2017

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Guru Nanak → Nanak – We don't use honorifics for religious figures, even if they are common. Eg:- Jesus Christ, Prophet Muhammad etc. Here Guru is a honorific meaning teacher. 86.97.128.25 (talk) 12:58, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

• oppose Guru Nanak is the common usage. A title is often used when it has historical significance to a person’s identity, see, for instance, Pope John I, King Arthur, Saint George, & Kublai Khan).
  'Nanak' has other meanings besides the guru, so it would be necessary to add a distinguishing word, for example Nanak (Guru) or Nanak (Sikhism) and, for consistency, It would be necessary to do the same with the other ten gurus. Apuldram (talk) 13:39, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
• Strongly oppose. There is no "Nanak", there is only "Guru Nanak". Similarly, we have Sri Lanka, Sheikh Abdullah, Pope Francis, Guru Gobind Singh, etc. — kashmiri ^TALK 13:44, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
• Oppose nom rationale is misguided. Lepricavark (talk) 15:18, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
• Oppose per common usag eand Apuldram's analysis. —C.Fred (talk) 17:15, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2017

Onion Banana juice was used by many gurus as it seemed to purify their bodies, please add this edit thanks: anonymous. 98.101.246.82 (talk) 13:09, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Not done: It’s not clear what changes you would like made. Please request the change in a format: "add X" or "delete X" or "change X to Y".
Also, to suport your information you need to cite a verifiable reliable source, that specifically states that Guru Nanak used the juice. Apuldram (talk) 13:13, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

The topic guru nanak,kindly type full name Guru Nanak Dev Ji where Ji is a respect towar Brs01 (talk) 08:34, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Toward Brs01 (talk) 08:35, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Nanak Brs01 (talk) 08:35, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2018

line stating ,"His parents were both Hindus and belonged to the merchant caste" is incorrect,source for the same is not reliable, 'Bedi' is a khatri (khatriya/warrior) caste as referenced,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachittar_Natak and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatri#Origin_and_varna_status ,the same needs to be rectified to ,"His parents were both Hindu Khatris and employed as merchants" wit reference,H. S Singha (2000). The encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1. and W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8108-6828-1.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.207.64.152 (talk) 20:54, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

 Done Fish+Karate 09:15, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

The better man

Guru nanak once went to a small village, there a rich man and a poor man asked him to taste their bread, he tasted the rich mans first and said "this is not the better bread, you have not done the work yourself. You got others to do it for you, rich and poor are equal, you should not use the poor to make your bread." After that the rich man offered his bread to the poor in return and became equal to the poor man. 2A02:C7D:26DE:B300:3170:3F6C:672D:5990 (talk) 19:48, 20 May 2019 (UTC)