The Janamsakhis (Punjabi: ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ, IAST: Janam-sākhī, lit. ' birth stories '), are popular hagiographies of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. [1]

Oct 16, 2019 · Janamsakhis, literally Birth Stories, are writings which profess to be biographies of the first Guru, Guru Nanak Dev ji. These compositions have been written at various stages …

The Janamsakhis are short narratives written in the Punjabi lan-guage, in the Gurmukhi script, and they represent the earliest extant models of prose in that language. They are sdkhis or …

The Janamsakhis (ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ, Janam-sākhī, lit. birth stories), are legendary biographies of Guru Nanak – the founder of Sikhism. Popular in Sikh history, these texts are considered by …

The Janamsakhis are said to be biographical narratives of Guru Nanak Devji – the first Guru in the Sikh tradition and a great saint who walked on the spiritually fertile land of India. The word …

The Janam Sakhis are the traditional biographies of Guru Nanak (1469-1539) founder of Sikhism, written during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries in the Punjabi-Gurmukhi script.

Sep 25, 2023 · Early Sikh Tradition - Janamsakhis (W. H. McLeod) Skip to main content. Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. An icon used to represent a menu that can be …

Oct 31, 2017 · Janamsakhis are a central genre of Sikh literature. These texts narrate events in which Guru Nanak is thought to have precipitated in conjunction with his poetry. In the context …

Feb 10, 2020 · The Janamsakhis elucidate the First Guru’s firm belief in equality and dismantling cultural practices that divide the community on the basis of caste, religion, and profession.

The tradition of the Sikh Gurus is maintained through a body of literature known as the Janamsakhis. These hagiographical texts provide a connection to the life and experiences of …