Guru Angad Dev
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Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji (Gurmukhi: ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ, Devanagari: स्री गुर अंगद जी) (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552) was the second of The Ten Gurus of Sikhism. Guruji became Guru on 7 September1539 following in the footsteps of Guru Nanak Dev ji, who was the founder of the Sikh religion. Before becoming the second Guru, he was known as Lehna.
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Before Guru Angad Dev Ji died, he nominated Guru Amar Das as the third Guru of the Sikhs.
This second Sikh Guru contributed the following to the people of the world:
- To do Niskam Sewa Selfless Service to humanity.
- Completely surrender to the Will of God.
- Disapproval of exhibitionism and hypocrisy.
- Standardised the present form of the Gurmukhi script
See also
External links
- allaboutsikhs.com (http://allaboutsikhs.com/gurus/guruangad.htm)
- sikhs.org (http://www.sikhs.org/guru2.htm)
- sikh-history.com (http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak2.html)
Audio
- proudtobesikh.com (http://www.proudtobesikh.com/khalsa/default.aspx)
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