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 after the demise of the first Guru. They all record miraculous acts and supernatural conversations.

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 stories of the birth and life (janam) of Guru Nanak (1469-1539), the first prophet-mentor of the Sikh religion. The earliest Janamsakhis came to be writ-

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 scholars as imaginary hagiographies of his life story, full of miracles and travels, built on a Sikh oral tradition and some historical facts.

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 sakhi means a story or tale and multiple versions of the Guru’s janamsakhis are in existence.

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 toggled by interacting with this icon. A line drawing of …

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 of modern Sikhism, the janamsakhis have alternately been understood as biographical, pseudobiographical, and hagiographical.

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 the Gurus in a manner quite different from their verses recorded in the scripture, the Adi Granth.