adi granth

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(Punjabi: "First Book") Sacred scripture of Sikhism. Composed of nearly 6,000 hymns of the Sikh Gurus and Hindu and Islamic saints, it is the central object of worship in all gurdwaras (temples). It is ritually opened and closed daily and is read continuously on special occasions. First compiled in 1604 by Arjan, it included his own hymns and those of his predecessors and the devotional songs of saints. In 1704 the last Guru, Gobind Singh, added more hymns and decreed that after his death the Granth would take the place of the Guru. Written mostly in Punjabi or Hindi, it contains the Mul Mantra (basic prayer), Japji (the most important scripture, written by Nanak), and hymns arranged according to the ragas in which they are to be sung

"Original collection"; the primary scripture of the Sikhs "Original collection"; the primary scripture of the Sikhs

Adi means first, Adi Granth is the first edition of the Guru Granth Sahib as was compiled by Guru Arjun in 1604

Adi Granth is the name of the holy scripture of the Sikhs

In Sikhism: This early collection of authentic bani was subsumed into the Guru Granth Sahib in 1708 by Guru Gobind Singh (See Guru Granth Sahib and Guru Gobind Singh)

the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus

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